Three starts into his five year, $85 million contract with the Diamondbacks, Madison Bumgarner has looked... meh! While the results of the first two starts were okay (11 innings, 5 runs allowed), he got shelled by the Astros last Tuesday to the tune of 8 runs (7 earned) allowed.
What has drawn more concern than the results thus far, however, is his drop in velocity. This decline has been frequently discussed, both locally and nationally.
Through three starts, Bumgarner’s fastball has averaged 87.