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Madison Bumgarner wants to stay with Giants, pushes for Bryce Harper

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — At his introductory press conference in November, Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was open about the fact that he would consider trading Madison Bumgarner under the right circumstances. Around that time, he reached out to the ace himself.

Asked Tuesday if he responded to the text, Bumgarner, notoriously hard to reach during the offseason, smiled.

“That’s classified information,” he said.

If Zaidi’s text went unreturned, he’ll have a chance to deliver his message again this week in person. Bumgarner showed up at Scottsdale Stadium on Tuesday morning and took his physical.