According to ESPN, Madison Bumgarner is the 10th-best left-handed pitcher in baseball history. Apparently their ranking was written in 2026, when this might actually be true.
ESPN is running down the top-10 players in baseball history at each position. Some of the choices are ... curious. Stan Musial is included as a first baseman, despite playing nearly twice as many games in the outfield. David Ortiz was included as a first baseman, despite playing just 100 games more at first than Buster Posey has so far in his career. Sandy Koufax was ranked the #1 left-handed pitcher of all time over Randy Johnson, which would only make sense if this were a "Top Players Over a Five-Season Stretch" ranking, and even then Johnson would have an argument.