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Could the Astros trade for Madison Bumgarner?

The San Francisco Giants, in need of a new direction, hired Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi to be their new president of baseball operations. One of his main concerns this winter is to figure out what to do with ace Madison Bumgarner.

As ESPN’s Buster Olney examined, the decision is not as easy as one might think. Analytics show some decline in Bumgarner’s numbers, and he’s had injury troubles the past two seasons. He’s also set to hit free agency one year from now, and the team could be embarking on a rebuild.