The San Francisco Giants on Oct. 29 predictably exercised Madison Bumgarner's 2019 contract option. They'll pay him $12 million...or maybe someone else will pay him $12 million.
The Giants might keep Bumgarner and try to contend, but if they dangle him, pitching-hungry suitors will line up.
A four-time All-Star who's finished in the top 10 in National League Cy Young Award voting four times, Bumgarner cranks his performance past "11" during the postseason.
In 102.1 playoff innings, Bumgarner sports a 2.11 ERA. He hauled the Giants across the finish line in 2014 with one of the most iconic Fall Classic pitching performances of all time and won the World Series MVP.