How many of these 11 contracts ended with a useful pitcher still working for the signing team at the end of Year 5? Zero.
Right-hander Jeff Samardzija is no longer with the San Francisco Giants organization.
The Giants have activated right-hander Jeff Samardzija from the injured list. He’ll start the second game of their doubleheader against the Padres on Friday.
In the last century, a pitcher has reached the 200 K plateau while winning 10 or fewer games on just 27 occasions. How many of the 27 can you name in five minutes?
If there has been one overused theme so far this season, it's that 2017 is a summer of great parity in Major League Baseball. Or at least, that is the sunny side up, glass half full version angle, because it has been a season where drastic cases of inconsistency and flat-out missed expectations have forced parity to the plate.
Temperatures are beginning to hit the mid-80s in Colorado, so it makes sense that their professional baseball team has no chill. San Francisco Giants starter Jeff Samardzija clubbed his first home run of the season (and just the third of his career) in Friday’s game against the Rockies.
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