Jeff Samardzija
39-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Released by Giants
Samardzija was designated for assignment and placed on unconditional release waivers by the Giants on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Samardzija made his final start of the regular season Friday after missing most of the year with right shoulder inflammation. He was believed to be a bullpen option for the Giants during the postseason, but he'll be let go as the team pushes for a playoff spot over the last two days of the season. The 35-year-old was in the final year of his contract with San Francisco, but he said Saturday that he's "100 percent" committed to continuing his career in 2021.
Samardzija made his final start of the regular season Friday after missing most of the year with right shoulder inflammation. He was believed to be a bullpen option for the Giants during the postseason, but he'll be let go as the team pushes for a playoff spot over the last two days of the season. The 35-year-old was in the final year of his contract with San Francisco, but he said Saturday that he's "100 percent" committed to continuing his career in 2021.
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A shoulder injury limited Samardzija to four starts and 16.2 innings in 2020. While not entirely fair to base a projection on the results across that small sample, Samardzija was a disaster on the mound. He allowed seven home runs -- greater than the six strikeouts he notched -- and surrendered at least as many earned runs as innings completed in each of his outings. Due to the poor performance, the Giants released Samardzija before the conclusion of the season, making him a free agent. For the majority of Samardzija's career, he proved valuable to MLB teams due to his ability to throw a lot of innings, recording over 200 frames in each season between 2013-2017. However, he has combined to throw 242.2 innings across the last three campaigns. Entering his age-36 season, Samardzija is surrounded by questions about both his ability to remain healthy and pitch effectively when he takes the mound.
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No-decision in nightcap
Samardzija gave up three runs on three hits while fanning one across three innings but did not factor into the decision in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Padres on Friday.
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Back to start Friday's nightcap
Samardzija (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day injured list to start Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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May pick up start Friday
Samardzija (shoulder) could be activated from the 10-day injured list to start one half of Friday's doubleheader with the Padres, the Associated Press reports.
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Throwing five-inning sim game
Samardzija (shoulder) will throw a five-inning simulated game at the alternate training site Thursday, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Could be bullpen bound
The Giants have yet to clarify what Samardzija's (shoulder) role will look like when he's activated from the 10-day injured list, but he appears more likely to work out of the bullpen than rejoining the rotation, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
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Connected to Cubs
Samardzija will throw for the Cubs this weekend, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
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The Cubs are seeking to add back-end starters to their rotation after a number of their pitchers departed in the offseason. Samardzija hasn't always gotten the best results, though he he has consistently been able to toss between 180 and 200 innings across full seasons. That makes him appealing for major-league teams, though not especially intriguing for fantasy purposes. He is coming off a particularly poor 2020 campaign, when he posted a 9.72 ERA across 16.2 frames.
The Cubs are seeking to add back-end starters to their rotation after a number of their pitchers departed in the offseason. Samardzija hasn't always gotten the best results, though he he has consistently been able to toss between 180 and 200 innings across full seasons. That makes him appealing for major-league teams, though not especially intriguing for fantasy purposes. He is coming off a particularly poor 2020 campaign, when he posted a 9.72 ERA across 16.2 frames.