If Madison Bumgarner doesn’t improve going forward, Yasmany Tomas may not be long in owning the record for the worst contract in Diamondbacks history. The five-year, $85 million contract signed by the pitcher in December 2019 got off to the worst possible start, with Bumgarner performing below replacement level in the first year. Overall, by some metrics it was among the worst season’s ever for a D-backs starter. Before this year, only three pitchers with more than a handful of starts for Arizona posted a FIP above seven for a season: Armando Galarraga in 2011, Edgar Gonzalez in 2004 and Armando Reynoso in 2001.
2020 Arizona Diamondbacks Reviews #39: Madison Bumgarner
