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Why Madison Bumgarner Is a Terrible Fit for the Yankees and Better Off in the NL

After Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg, Madison Bumgarner is arguably the best starting pitcher on Major League Baseball's free-agent market. Teams should line up accordingly.

Save for the New York Yankees, that is.

The Yankees were strongly linked to Bumgarner ahead of the 2019 trade deadline, and it's now apparent they haven't forgotten about the four-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion.

"He's been a tremendous player for a long time," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said of Bumgarner, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle.