Madison Bumgarner is done in Arizona.
The Diamondbacks designated the left-hander for assignment Thursday after 69 starts and a 15-32 record over three-plus seasons. It comes the day after he lost to St. Louis, dropping his record to 0-3 with a 10.26 ERA.
In a corresponding move, the club recalled LHP Anthony Misiewicz from Triple-A Reno.
Bumgarner, 33, who signed a five-year deal worth $85 million with Arizona in December 2019, never found the form that saw him earn four All-Star appearances with the San Francisco Giants.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was non-committal on the status of Bumgarner after Wednesday’s game. Bumgarner gave up seven runs on seven hits and four walks over three innings in a 14-5 loss to the Cardinals.
“I don’t know. As we do with every situation after every start, we group up as a staff and then sit down with the front office and figure out what to do next,” Lovullo told reporters.
The Diamondbacks enter Thursday in first place in the National League West with an 11-8 record, but they were just 1-3 in Bumgarner’s starts.
The Diamondbacks are on the hook for the remainder of Bumgarner’s $23 million salary this season and $14 million in 2024. They have seven days to either trade the southpaw or place him on outright waivers.
Bumgarner is 134-124 in 358 regular-season games (355 starts) for the Giants (2009-19) and Arizona. He won three World Series with the Giants under then-skipper Bruce Bochy, now the manager in Texas.
In 12 postseason series, Bumgarner has a record of 8-3 with a 2.11 ERA in 16 games (14 starts).
Bumgarner was named the MVP of both the National League Championship Series and World Series in 2014.
Misiewicz, 28, is 6-9 with a 4.43 ERA in 119 relief appearances with Seattle (2020-22) and Kansas City (2022). He’s 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA in six relief appearances at Reno.
–Field Level Media
