Jeff Samardzija to Giants

[Pugz]

Samardzija lands 5-year deal with Giants
Jonah Birenbaum Dec 5, 2015 1:12 PM
The San Francisco Giants found their consolation prize Saturday afternoon, agreeing to a five-year deal with right-hander Jeff Samardzija worth a reported $90 million just hours after Zack Greinke landed a six-year contract with Arizona.

Samardzija's deal also contains a partial no-trade clause, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, and is pending a physical. By signing Samardzija, the Giants will forfeit their first pick - the 19th overall selection - in the 2016 amateur draft.

Samardzija, an All-Star in 2014, will return to the National League following a brutal season with the Chicago White Sox, wherein the right-hander posted a 4.96 ERA over 32 starts while allowing more hits and home runs than every other AL pitcher. The 30-year-old also watched his strikeout numbers and ground-ball rate plummet, perpetuating the inconsistency that's plagued him since becoming a full-time starter with the Chicago Cubs in 2012.

 

[snipezo]

Fuck. 
 
So they're gonna pay him 90 mil and hope he can bounce back from a mediocre season at age 30? Shit 
 
It's not like his peripherals were good either 
 
K/9 was meh, walk rates were up, and gb% declined. Not sure about this one, but at least his velocity is still there. We'll see. 

 

[Phil The Thrill]

Whole argument is he doesn't have a lot of innings on his arm compared to a typical 30 y/o. Also hope he can bounce back in a pitcher's park and with better d (FIP was better than his ERA, but still above 4).

 

[cruzg24]

This is a terrible deal. That great year Jeff had with the Cubs was an anamoly, he will not live up to this contract as Snipe reference all the bad signs I agree with.