Diamondbacks made a “light” offer to Bumgarner

[Ronin]

Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman)
12/10/19, 8:56 AM
Heard at some point Dbacks made offer for Bumgarner. Was seen as light. Not sure how involved they are now. But ⁦‪@extrabaggs‬⁩ who knows him believes AZ would be a place he’d like

 

[Ronin]

He is another tweet about Bumgarner coming to Arizona.



Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs)
12/9/19, 10:28 PM
Nobody has mentioned Diamondbacks much in the Bumgarner pursuit. But if their interest is legitimate, Phoenix would be a very desirable landing spot for Bum. He has horses there. Loves the area.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Dback Jon]

At the right prices, sure

 

[gimpy]

He could be my clean up hitter.

 

[1Sun]

D-Backs approaching this one the right way, in my opinion. If he is not cost-prohibitive, they could do worse for a stop-gap ace, but he is no longer good enough to tie up major long term dollars.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[overseascardfan]

Burns & Gambo think if he signs here we deal Ray and save $10M and get an OF possibly in the process.

 

[BC867]

Burns & Gambo think if he signs here we deal Ray and save $10M and get an OF possibly in the process.

That would be nice!

Especially if it means that we would have an ace. And Ketel and Escobar
would no longer be men-without-a-home and these ignorant triple and
quadruple switches involving 1B, 2B, 3B, CF and RF would end so the
team could build chemistry.

And the same with a lead and backup Catcher, so the starters, middle
relieving and closing staff could do the same.

As I posted during the season, Torey's BADD (baseball attention deficit
disorder) holds the team back. Every day is a new beginning. Every game
is Spring Training.

 

[GatorAZ]

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[devilalum]

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No!


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[Town Drunk]

Great get for you guys. Tough being a Giants fan right now.

He’s not the ace that he was, but the guy is a competitor. No one else Id rather give the ball to in a big game.

 

[thirty-two]

Bring on the Snot Rocket! My Giant friends are pissed!

 

[GatorAZ]

Great get for you guys. Tough being a Giants fan right now.

He’s not the ace that he was, but the guy is a competitor. No one else Id rather give the ball to in a big game.

He’s been trash away from SF in recent years. Very odd signing.

 

[devilalum]

$85 million


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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Dback Jon]

Good deal. Less than the 5/100 he wanted

 

[Ronin]

Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro)
12/15/19, 3:14 PM
I am told the deal includes limited no-trade protection.

 

[Ronin]

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[devilalum]

Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro)
12/15/19, 3:14 PM
I am told the deal includes limited no-trade protection.

I was just wondering if that’s why he gave them a deal.


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[TJ]

Love it. Hazen is the man

 

[1Sun]

I'm mixed on this.

On the plus side, the deal is relatively team-friendly for a Top Two starter, he has been lights-out at Chase field, and he demonstrated last year that he remains capable of durability as an innings-eater. Plus he continues to hit well for a pitcher.

On the minus side, he no longer has ace stuff, has steadily rising E.R.A., BAA and WHIP numbers, and has struggled away from Chase Field and AT&T Park.

Basically a less effective but younger, less temperamental and better teammate version of Zack Greinke at half the annual price but double the remaining length of time.

Side Note: Would love to see them hang on to Robbie Ray and see if Mad Bum can teach him a thing or two...