Now that both Stephen Strasburg and Gerrit Cole have been removed from MLB’s free agency big board, the Dodgers will now be shifting their focus on an arm that is well-known to the club—the left-handed arm of 30-year-old Madison Bumgarner.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was first to report the Dodgers‘ change of intentions from the Winter Meetings late Tuesday evening.
#Dodgers will now shift their focus to free-agent left-hander Madison Bumgarner, sources tell The Athletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2019
Some fans might remember MadBum’s long-time discord with former Los Angeles outfielder Yasiel Puig, stemming from the “Don’t Look at Me” incident from the fall of 2016.