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What's wrong with Bumgarner?

By Jason Grey
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Madison Bumgarner's midseason drop in velocity has been puzzling. Even to Bumgarner. "I wish I knew," Bumgarner said. "The ball feels like it's coming out the same." It's definitely concerning considering that Bumgarner is the best pitching prospect in baseball not named Strasburg, and is a likely member of the San Francisco Giants' rotation in 2010. There have been some reports going around the Internet that Bumgarner's previous radar gun readings were exaggerated. Those reports are incorr ...

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