Now we have a general date for Bumgarner’s return: "early June", per Bruce Bochy. That doesn’t factor in the time it will take for him to get back to a major league-quality level of pitching; and, of course, there’s no way to know what state the Giants will be in upon his return.
Still, it could’ve been much worse. Three pins in a pinky finger is not a broken hand or Tommy John surgery. The Giants will still be able to see what they’ve got in a top tier pitcher as they plan ahead.
As Andrew Baggarly pointed out last night:
The real shame of this Bumgarner injury isn't merely how it impacts the Giants in 2018.