With two years left on a five-year, $85 million deal, left-hander Madison Bumgarner might be nearing a crossroads with the Diamondbacks.
The club has a young core of position players who have begun to establish themselves in the big leagues. They have two dependable starters and a slew of young pitchers at or near the doorstep of the majors. They are in clear need of help in the bullpen.
General Manager Mike Hazen said Monday that Bumgarner could benefit from “better pitch execution,” hinting at the sort of transition most veteran starters must confront when their stuff becomes less overpowering. He said he believes it is more about Bumgarner learning to work better with what he has rather than trying to get back to being the starter he once was.
Bumgarner, for his part, did not offer many specifics on what he thinks he needs to do differently, either in terms of how he pitches or how he plans to attack his offseason. He said he wants to shorten his bad stretches. He said staying out of the middle of the plate is “always a good thing,” but he did not rule out remaining the sort of aggressive, fastball-centric pitcher who attacks hitters over the plate.
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