A sense of urgency led the Diamondbacks to DFA Madison Bumgarner:

As he considered what to do with struggling left-hander Madison Bumgarner, Diamondbacks General Manager Mike Hazen kept coming back to the word “urgency.”

“I ask our players and staff to have urgency around how we’re going to play and attack,” Hazen said on Thursday. “And so I have to do the same thing. I can’t be a hypocrite and ask for that and not do it in my job.”

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Compared to his years with the Giants, Bumgarner’s strikeouts were down and his walks were up with the Diamondbacks. Hits and home runs also came at a higher rate, resulting in a 5.23 ERA, over two runs higher than when he pitched for the Giants. It wasn’t all the park difference, as Bumgarner pitched poorly on the road as well. Age simply caught up with the star.