San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after injuring his pitching shoulder and his ribs following an accident on his dirt bike.
Although MadBum was 0-3 on the season, he had a respectable ERA of 3.00 (his lifetime ERA is 2.99(. He will be sorely missed by a Giants club that is currently in last place in the NL West.
Entering this season, MadBum had 100 career wins and three World Series rings. Given that he sustained an injury to his pitching shoulder one wonders if he will ever be the same again.
The Giants cannot be pleased with him. What is he doing riding a dirt bike during the baseball season? Or at anytime? I'm surprised there isn't a provision in his contract that forbids such a thing. He is being paid $11.5 million this season.
Interestingly, the Giants have a $12 million option on him in both 2018 and 2019. Until today, there wasn't any question that the club wouldn't exercise that option. But if he returns and doesn't pitch effectively MadBum might join former teammate Tim Lincecum in baseball exile.
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