© Stan Szeto | 2018 Jul 27
The Giants have made it clear to other teams that ace Madison Bumgarner is not available via trade, according to Jon Heyman of MLB.com.
MadBum is going nowhere, understandably. #SFGiants have made that clear to teams. They are on cusp of race. And hold a $12M option on their ace for 2019.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 30, 2018
The Giants hold a player option for Bumgarner, 28, worth $12 million for next year. After starting the season on the disabled list, Bumgarner has been solid if not spectacular in his 10 starts this season. The big lefty has posted a 3.06 ERA and 1.20 WHIP while striking out 51 in 61 and 2/3 innings.
Bumgarner being off the table is yet another indication that the Giants are unwilling to be big time sellers at the traded deadline, despite the fact that they are a game under .500, and 6.5 games out of first place in the NL West. After next season, the Giants will have to ink Bumgarner to a massive multi-year deal, or see their ace hit free agency for the first time in his career.
The non-waiver trade deadline is July 31.