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Now that pitcher Madison Bumgarner has rejected the San Francisco Giants’ qualifying offer and entered free agency for the first time in his MLB career, a lot of teams are expected to show interest in the left-hander. New reports suggest that these teams include one of the Giants’ rivals in the National League West Division — the San Diego Padres.
On Wednesday night, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman tweeted that the Padres “have interest” in Bumgarner and were set to speak to the pitcher’s agent, Ed Cerulo, during the recently concluded general manager meetings, which ran from Monday through Thursday. This makes “MadBum” the latest high-profile free-agent pitcher connected to the Padres in recent weeks, as the team has also been linked to this year’s World Series MVP, Stephen Strasburg, who last played for the Washington Nationals.