Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner (finger) had three pins removed from his hand and could start playing catch in two weeks.

Fantasy Impact

It's good news because it means Bumgarner remains on schedule to return in late May. The San Francisco ace broke his pinkie on a comeback late in spring training.

Madison Bumgarner was moved to the 60-day DL to make room for Andrew Suarez.

Fantasy Impact

This doesn't change much as Bumgarner was not expected back until near the end of May at best. He's still likely looking at an early June comeback.

Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that Giants ace Madison Bumgarner has a fractured pinky knuckle.

Fantasy Impact

Baggarly adds that Bumgarner will undergo surgery tomorrow to have pins inserted into the pinky knuckle, which will remain in place for 4-6 weeks. Buster Olney of ESPN reports he will miss 6-8 weeks in total. Although this is a brutal blow to fantasy teams it's fair to assume we will see Bumgarner back in action sometime before the All-Star break.

San Francisco Giants southpaw Madison Bumgarner fractured his left hand on a comebacker in Friday's Cactus League outing.

Fantasy Impact

This is an absolutely brutal blow to both the Giants and fantasy players who already used a top draft pick on the ace left-hander. He was off to a great start this spring with 27 strikeouts in 19 innings entering Friday. It's unclear at the moment exactly how long this will sideline Bumgarner for, but more information should be known soon.

Bumgarner only allowed one hit in six innings and struck out four in a 13-0 win over Rockies Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

Bumgarner is the ace of the staff and a second or third round draft selection. He is looking like he is in mid-season form.