It's possible that Madison Bumgarner made his last start for the Giants Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park.
Charley Walters, a columnist for the Pioneer Press in Minnesota, is reporting that the Minnesota Twins are "moving closer to a trade with the Giants for left-handed starter Madison Bumgarner."
Don't get too worked up just yet.
Darren Wolfson, a sports reporter for KSTP in Minnesota, isn't ready to say a deal between the Giants and Twins is close.
I have no doubt that @Charley_Walters received this information from someone very plugged in. Can add late tonight that someone very plugged in says this is premature. But I also have no doubt that it's worth monitoring even closer moving forward. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/qkZdsMvRGm— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) June 16, 2019
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Bumgarner is the Giants' biggest trade chip, and is expected to fetch them a haul of prospects before the July 31 trade deadline.
In 14 starts this season, the 29-year-old Bumgarner has a 3.83 ERA and has struck out 84 batters in 87 innings.
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With the Giants in last place in the NL West, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi could start trading off his valuable pieces to restock the farm system. Along with Bumgarner, you can expect veteran relievers Will Smith, Tony Watson and Sam Dyson to be traded by the deadline.
