NL Notes: Bumgarner, WGN, Cubs, Phillies

Madison Bumgarner made the final step of the 201

9 season – and perhaps his career as a giant in San Francisco. The free agent would be on hand to start the season finale on Sunday, but manager Bruce Bochi says they will watch the match together from the bench, by Mercury News' Kerry Crowley. Sunday will also be the last game of Bohi's rich career and it will be appropriate to take on the game alongside Bumgarner, with whom he has won three World Cups. If Bumgarner moves in this offseason, he will end his career in San Francisco with a record of 119-92 and a 3.13 ERA / 3.32 FIP on 1846 innings – 8th in the Giants all-time ranking at bWAR. Still just 30, Bumgarner ends 2019 with a 3.90 ERA / 3.91 FIP while eclipsing 200 passes for the seventh time in his career. As the penultimate day of the 2019 season begins, let's check in a few other senior teams …

• The Cubs bid farewell to WGN this week, the favorite television network known as the Cubs content house for the past 72 years. The Sports Network kicks off next year, but revenue streams won't provide real kickbacks for a few years for Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. The long-promised "money-filled trolley" won't arrive at Theo Epstein's baseball operations department from day one, but none of Epstein sees the new television deal affecting baseball decisions. Said Epstein, "We want to win the World Series. But it's not because of the television network. This is the goal. Not connected. There is a wall between baseball decisions and everything connected to the television network. "
• Trust is a process, and first-year picking coach Phyllis Chris Young understands that this process takes a little longer with suboptimal results, according to Matt Gelb and Megan of Athletic Montemuro (compulsory subscription). Young's job was even more difficult when the players cracked down on the dismissal of his predecessor, Rick Kranitz. The young analysts' philosophy was in step with Gabe Kapler's manager, but Fili's steels take longer to buy, partly than perceived as an inappropriate top-down approach. It was a disappointing season overall for Philadelphia players as the team regressed to levels in 2017 after taking a big step forward in 2018.