Baseball Thoughts, April 8

Madison Bumgarner pitches today against the San Diego Padres which also means that Madison Bumgarner hits today against the San Diego Padres.There is a group of us -- I call the group "Baseball fans" -- who can't get enough of watching pitchers who can hit the long ball.

Statcast™ lists the five hardest hit batted balls by pitchers since 2015:

1. Madison …