In episode 5 of Mid-Inning Relief, the crew talks about Madison Bumgarner’s slow start, Brandon Crawford’s potential MVP candidacy, and who will be leading the National League West in a few weeks.
Kuiper joined Murph & Mac on Tuesday morning, and said as the organization’s No. 2 pick was next up, and everyone in and around the organization had their eyes on catcher Joey Bart out of Georgia Tech, Bumgarner cracked a joke about his soon-to-be teammate.
It will be Bumgarner’s first start of the season, since he broke the pinkie on his throwing hand during the final spring training game. Bumgarner looked dominant in his first rehab start last week with the Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, striking out eight without giving up a run in 3.2 innings.