Bumgarner signs with Arizona; 5-years, $85M / Rangers get Kluber

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7. That's because Bumgarner took less money to play in Arizona

He loves it there:

“I’ve been coming out here since 2007,” he said. “I’ve gotten to spend a lot of time here. It’s a beautiful place. For me, it just feels like where I’m supposed to be. I’ve got a lot of friends out here now. Over the years, I’ve gotten to know a lot of people. It actually is a second home to me.”

The real reason?

“First and foremost, winning, that’s what the whole decision’s based on,” Bumgarner said, “and being with a team that, in my mind, plays my brand of baseball, plays the way I like to play. First off, they have a really good team, and a lot of young guys coming up. They’re definitely heading in a really good direction. They play hard. I would say they’ve got a bunch of grinders on this team, guys who don’t take any pitch off. They’re just a hard-nosed group of guys.”

https://www.mlb.com/news/madison-bumgarner-eyed-d-backs-from-start

Bumgarner's not your usual dude. And you gotta like a guy who makes a decision on more than just money. That $85 million, on top of what he's already earned, is more than enough for anybody.