San Francisco Giants: Why Madison Bumgarner Could Be the Difference

The San Francisco Giants head into the 2010 season returning four out of five starters from last year's rotation. With Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Barry Zito, and Jonathan Sanchez all back for another year, it is pretty simple to project how they will fare in the upcoming season.

But as for the fifth spot in the rotation, a relatively new kid on the block in Madison Bumgarner will be taking over for future hall of famer Randy Johnson.

While Bumgarner pitched strong in just 10 innings of work as a September call up last season, his style was far from what was advertised. Scouting reports suggested a mid 90s fastball, but Bumgarner consistently threw between 88-92 during his short stint with the big club.

Now t...

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