Arizona Diamondbacks fans sound off: Madison Bumgarner must be removed from rotation
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
Arizona Diamondbacks fans have seen enough. It's time to move on from Madison Bumgarner.
They took to Twitter during the team's game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday to implore their MLB team to remove the struggling pitcher from the rotation.
Bumgarner was pulled from the start after allowing 7 earned runs in three innings Wednesday. He gave up seven hits and walked four batters, while striking out two.
Bumgarner currently has a 10.26 ERA on the season.
He is 0-2 right now (the Diamondbacks trailed 7-3 when he was pulled) in his four starts this season, having gone 16.2 innings in those four starts.
Judging by their comments on social media, Diamondbacks fans feel it is time to move on from Bumgarner.
More: Despite rough start to season, Diamondbacks to stick with Madison Bumgarner in rotation
Diamondbacks fans sounded off on Madison Bumgarner on Twitter:
Madison Bumgarner should not pitch another game in a DBacks uniform
— JD (@StromsLab) April 19, 2023
Madison Bumgarner remains bad at baseball.
— PHNX Diamondbacks (@PHNX_Dbacks) April 19, 2023
#Dbacks rank 13th in MLB in starting pitcher ERA this season (4.05).
Without Bumgarner, their starting pitcher ERA is 3.39, which would be 5th in MLB.— D-backs facts (@dbaxfax) April 19, 2023
We appreciate his competitiveness however, #Dbacks LHP Madison Bumgarner has run his course for now.
The team cannot compete with him taking the hill every 5 days.
Merrill, Gallen and run with the kids: Ryne, Drey and Pfaadt.— Arizona Diamondbacks | Stats & Info (@DbacksStatsInfo) April 19, 2023
What other evidence do we need that Bumgarner is no longer an MLB pitcher?
— Danny Shapiro (@DannyShapiro13) April 19, 2023
First time watching Bumgarner this year. Should probably be the last.
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) April 19, 2023
Madison Bumgarner is single handedly making sure the Diamondbacks don’t run away with the NL West.
— Devine Sports Gospel (@DevineGospel) April 19, 2023
If the Diamondbacks are serious about competing this year they need to trade or cut Bumgarner. He literally does nothing well as a pitcher anymore
— Nae 🧬 (@NaeNaeTakes) April 19, 2023
Through 4 starts, Madison Bumgarner has a -5.6 K-BB%. That’s the worst among any starter with 4 starts this season
— JD (@StromsLab) April 19, 2023
Dbacks aren't serious about winning until Bumgarner is off this roster
— Mac (@azsportsfien) April 19, 2023
Why is Madison Bumgarner still being allowed to go out there for us
— Wh88f (@KWreeto) April 19, 2023
Madison Bumgarner is the worst starter in baseball. #Dbacks fans and players are getting screwed every time he starts.
— DbacksReact (@dbacksreact) April 19, 2023
The Dbacks need to force the issue with Bumgarner and tell him he’s out of the rotation. It’s over.
— Spreadapedia (@Spreadapedia) April 19, 2023
There’s a point in time where a player should just hang up the spikes and call it a career before things go off the rails. Madison Bumgarner is WAY past that point. pic.twitter.com/Co7lv6qdte
— MLB Metrics (@MLBMetrics) April 19, 2023
Bumgarner is the new Yasmany Tomas. My God he's terrible
— Daniel Hartlauer (@DanielHartlauer) April 19, 2023
I just don’t see how the Dbacks front office sees how Bumgarner pitches every game and convinces themselves to continually waste games with him on the mound. There has to be someone in the minors that can perform somewhat better than him consistently
— Aaron (@ajshapi1) April 19, 2023
After today, I better never see Madison Bumgarner pitching for the Diamondbacks ever again!!!
— Always Arizona Sports (@theaztrl) April 19, 2023
Will the Diamondbacks listen to their fans and remove Bumgarner from the rotation?
More: Are the Diamondbacks close to pulling the plug on Madison Bumgarner?
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Diamondbacks' Madison Bumgarner must be removed from rotation
