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Giants: Why the Kapler hire ensured Madison Bumgarner’s departure

Now that the San Francisco Giants have named Gabe Kapler as their next manager, it is all but ensured that Madison Bumgarner, just like Will Smith, will walk in free agency.

That’s not to say that if they had gone with a different hire that Bumgarner would definitely re-sign with the team. But of all the managerial candidates the front office considered, I would imagine Kapler is the one Bumgarner would want to play for the least.

After all, Kapler is the guy who pulled Aaron Nola on Opening Day in 2018 after 5.