The Phillies are clearly in need of a pitcher, whether it be a starter and/or a reliever.
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But as far as starters go, a left-hander in particular is needed in the rotation filled with righties in Aaron Nola, Jake Arriets, Zach Eflin, Nick Pivetta, and Vince Velasquez.
According to FOX's Jon Morosi, the Phillies are eyeing high-profiled San Francisco Giants left-handed starter Madison Bumgarner.
The Phillies have already started doing their "due diligence" on Mad Bum according to @jonmorosi. pic.twitter.com/gWyYagzoQo
— Jack Fritz (@JackFritzWIP) April 12, 2019"There were a lot of conversations during the offseason," Morosi said of Bumgarner. "The Phillies were one team that I was told already, has been doing due diligence looking at his starts, maybe even looking at him during Spring Training.
"They've got that one need for that lefty starter and if you're going to go all-in on one year to make a World Series run, who better to get than Madison Bumgarner?"
Bumgarner, 29, was 6-7 last season with a 3.26 ERA. Bumgarner is 0-2 this season with a 3.32 ERA in three starts (19.0 innings). He has a career 3.03 ERA with a 1.108 WHIP. Bumgarner has an accomplished resume as well, with three World Series titles, a World Series and NLCS MVP in 2014, and four all-star game appearances.
