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Birth Date	1-23-1985
Height	6' 5"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	28 years, 4 months, 26 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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: 2.72012
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2008	CHN	23	26	0	27.7	0.0	27.7	1	0	1	4	0	0	124	24	12	7	0	29	15	13	1	25	2.28	3.03	3.97	5.2	0.5
2009	CHN	24	20	2	34.7	8.3	26.3	1	3	0	0	0	0	161	46	29	29	7	82	15	14	1	21	7.53	5.85	6.56	-1.7	-0.2
2010	CHN	25	7	3	19.3	16.0	3.3	2	2	0	0	1	0	100	21	22	18	4	39	20	19	2	9	8.38	8.28	8.24	-3.8	-0.4
2011	CHN	26	75	0	88.0	0.0	88.0	8	4	0	3	0	0	380	64	35	29	5	95	50	47	5	87	2.97	3.63	3.87	8.2	1.0
2012	CHN	27	28	28	174.7	174.7	0.0	9	13	0	0	17	0	723	157	79	74	20	259	56	54	4	180	3.81	3.59	4.19	23.2	2.7
2013	CHN	28	14	14	91.0	91.0	0.0	3	7	0	0	8	1	378	77	39	35	8	117	33	33	2	104	3.46	3.06	3.14	23.0	2.3
Career			170	47	435.3	290.0	145.3	24	29	1	7	26	1	1866	389	216	192	44	621	189	180	15	426	3.97	3.84	4.26	54.2	5.9

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2008	CHN	MLB	26	0	27.7	3.97	121	.231	.274	.341	.454	.273	.289	108	5.4	0.5	5.2	0.5
2009	CHN	MLB	20	2	34.7	6.56	66	.309	.273	.348	.452	.273	.333	108	-3.5	-0.3	-1.7	-0.2
2010	CHN	MLB	7	3	19.3	8.24	15	.334	.267	.347	.429	.280	.262	101	-5.2	-0.5	-3.8	-0.4
2011	CHN	MLB	75	0	88.0	3.87	112	.233	.267	.334	.423	.271	.253	105	9.4	1.0	8.2	1.0
2012	CHN	MLB	28	28	174.7	4.19	105	.245	.269	.334	.430	.274	.296	103	21.0	2.2	23.2	2.7
2013	CHN	MLB	14	14	91.0	3.14	128	.234	.264	.332	.426	.271	.299	105	20.6	2.2	23.0	2.3
Career		MLB		47	435.3	4.23	105	.250	.268	.336	.431	.272	.289	104	48.4	5.1	54.7	5.9

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2008	CHN	MLB	1	0	1	26	0	27.7	24	15	25	0	47%	.289	7.8	4.9	0.0	8.1	1.41	2.28	5.2	0.5
2009	CHN	MLB	1	3	0	20	2	34.7	46	15	21	7	44%	.333	11.9	3.9	1.8	5.5	1.76	7.53	-1.7	-0.2
2010	CHN	MLB	2	2	0	7	3	19.3	21	20	9	4	30%	.262	9.8	9.3	1.9	4.2	2.12	8.38	-3.8	-0.4
2011	CHN	MLB	8	4	0	75	0	88.0	64	50	87	5	43%	.253	6.5	5.1	0.5	8.9	1.30	2.97	8.2	1.0
2012	CHN	MLB	9	13	0	28	28	174.7	157	56	180	20	46%	.296	8.1	2.9	1.0	9.3	1.22	3.81	23.2	2.7
2013	CHN	MLB	3	7	0	14	14	91.0	77	33	104	8	48%	.299	7.6	3.3	0.8	10.3	1.21	3.46	23.0	2.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CHN	$
2013	CHN	$2,640,000
2012	CHN	$2,640,000
2011	CHN	$3,500,000
2010	CHN	$3,000,000
2009	CHN	$1,000,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$10,140,000
2011	Current	$2,640,000
5 yr	Pvs + Cur	$12,780,000
5 yr	Total	$12,780,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 28 d	Mark Rodgers	1 year/$2.64M (2012)

Details

1 year/$2.64M (2013). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses.
1 year/$2.64M (2012). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/12.
5 years/$10M (2007-11), plus 2012-13 club options. Re-signed Major League contract with Chicago Cubs 1/07 (chose baseball over football). $2.5M signing bonus. Total value may increase to $16.5M with options. No-trade protection. Optioned to A 3/07.
Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2006 (5-149) (Notre Dame). Signed 6/06, $7.25M signing bonus ($1M base, increasing if he chooses baseball over football).

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.233	.324	.418	.255
11	vs R (Multi)	.236	.297	.351	.237
18	Split (Multi)	-.003	.027	.067	.018
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.011	.025	.022	.017
30	vs L (2012)	.239	.315	.440	.257
31	vs R (2012)	.242	.289	.352	.232
38	Split (2012)	-.003	.027	.089	.025
39	LgAvg (2012)	.009	.024	.021	.017

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
What You Need to Know: Yu Better Watch Out	Daniel Rathman	2013-06-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 14, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-14
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week 12	Paul Sporer	2013-06-14
What You Need to Know: Mets Magic Bests Miller	Daniel Rathman	2013-06-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 9, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-09
Five to Watch: Checking in on the Holy Trinity	Bret Sayre	2013-06-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: June 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-06-02
Fantasy Beat: Weekly #streameroftheday Update	Bret Sayre	2013-06-01
BP Unfiltered: Jeff Samardzija's Mysterious Splitter	Harry Pavlidis	2013-05-30
On the Beat: Unbearable Miscues	John Perrotto	2013-05-30
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 28, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-28
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Nine	Paul Sporer	2013-05-24
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 23, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-23
What You Need to Know: The No-Name O's	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-22
Raising Aces: Stuffing the Ballot, First Quarter	Doug Thorburn	2013-05-17
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 16, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-16
What You Need to Know: The Best Brew in Town	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-15
Transaction Analysis: The Cubs Keep Rizzo	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-13
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 11, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-11
What You Need to Know: The Hot Starters	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-06
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 5, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-05
Raising Aces: Throwdown: Mat Latos vs. Jeff Samardzija	Doug Thorburn	2013-04-26
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week Five	Paul Sporer	2013-04-26
Fantasy Mailbag: Buy Low on Strasburg	BP Fantasy Team	2013-04-26
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 25, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-25
What You Need to Know: Bash Brothers	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-24
BP Unfiltered: Who's on First, Jean Segura Edition	Colin Wyers	2013-04-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 20, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 18, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 14, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-14
What You Need to Know: Thursday Night Fight	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-12
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 8, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-08
Inside The Park Blog: Misery Loves Company	Jason Collette	2013-04-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 2, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-02
BP Unfiltered: The Velocity Gainers and Losers of Spring 2013	Harry Pavlidis	2013-04-01
What You Need to Know: Opening Day Madness	Daniel Rathman	2013-04-01
Fantasy Beat: My Razzball Expert League Team	Paul Singman	2013-03-30
Pre-Season Predictions: Staff Picks for 2013	Baseball Prospectus	2013-03-29
Fantasy Starting Pitcher Planner: Week One	Paul Sporer	2013-03-29
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Maybe-Next-Years	Harry Pavlidis	2013-03-28
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Maybe-Next-Years	Bradford Doolittle	2013-03-28
Fantasy Tier Rankings: National League Starting Pitchers	Paul Sporer	2013-03-28
Fantasy Mailbag: Profar or Taveras?	BP Fantasy Team	2013-03-22
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 80 Fantasy Starting Pitchers, Part One: 1-40	Paul Sporer	2013-03-05
Fantasy Beat: Budget Allocations and Pitching-Staff Outcomes	Jason Collette	2013-02-26
Bizball: A Detailed Look at the Salary Arbitration Class of 2013	Maury Brown	2013-02-25
The Week In Quotes: February 18-24	Pete Barrett	2013-02-25
The Week In Quotes: February 18-24	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-02-25
The Week In Quotes: February 18-24	Hudson Belinsky	2013-02-25
The Week In Quotes: February 18-24	Andrew Koo	2013-02-25
Rumor Roundup: Friday, February 15	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-15
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jordan Zimmermann	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-13
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jordan Zimmermann	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-13
Arbitration Showdown: Mock Hearing: Jordan Zimmermann	Jeff Euston	2013-02-13
The Keeper Reaper: Starting Pitchers for 1/17/13	Paul Sporer	2013-01-17
The Lineup Card: 11 Potential Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2012-12-13
Raising Aces: On the Other Hand	Doug Thorburn	2012-11-30
Transaction Analysis: Cubs Sign a Dusty Baker	R.J. Anderson	2012-11-14
On the Beat: The Shark vs. Strasburg Shutdown	John Perrotto	2012-09-13
On the Beat: Seeing the Forst for the Trees	John Perrotto	2012-09-06
Overthinking It: From Prospect to Project to Prominence	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-31
Weekly Planner: Week 23	Paul Sporer	2012-08-31
Value Picks: Starting Pitching for 8/23/12	Derek Carty	2012-08-23
Value Picks: Starting Pitching for 8/16/12	Paul Sporer	2012-08-16
Weekly Planner: Week 20	Paul Sporer	2012-08-10
Weekly Planner: Week 17	Paul Sporer	2012-07-20
Value Picks: Starting Pitching for 7/13/12	Paul Sporer	2012-07-13
BP Announcements: Two New Stats Added	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-01
Weekly Planner: Week 14	Paul Sporer	2012-06-29
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 6/28/12	Paul Sporer	2012-06-28
Painting the Black: Why Does Everybody Go Inside On Matt Holliday?	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-26
What You Need to Know: Friday, June 22	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-22
Weekly Planner: Week 10	Paul Sporer	2012-06-01
Inside The Park: Farewell to a Phenom	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-21
Weekly Planner: Week Seven	Paul Sporer	2012-05-11
On the Beat: Harping on Harper	John Perrotto	2012-05-10
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 5/10/12	Paul Sporer	2012-05-10
Weekly Planner: Week Six	Paul Sporer	2012-05-04
Weekly Planner: Week Five	Paul Sporer	2012-04-27
What You Need to Know: Thursday, April 19	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-19
Heartburn Hardball: The Dangers of First Impressions	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-04-12
Research Mailbag: More Than a Mouthful	Bradley Ankrom	2012-04-12
Prospectus Game of the Week: Samardzija's Big Day Out	R.J. Anderson	2012-04-11
What You Need to Know: Monday, April 9	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-09
Inside The Park Blog: Nationals Face a Roster Crunch	Bradford Doolittle	2012-04-08
Transaction Analysis: Wrapping Up the Winter Meetings UPDATED TWICE	Kevin Goldstein	2011-12-09
Transaction Analysis: Wrapping Up the Winter Meetings UPDATED TWICE	Ben Lindbergh	2011-12-09
Transaction Analysis: Wrapping Up the Winter Meetings UPDATED TWICE	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-09
Future Shock: Royals Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-11-21
Transaction Analysis Blog: Option Day Craziness Part Two	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-01
Future Shock: Cubs State of the Union	Kevin Goldstein	2011-10-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	ESPN Insider	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-12
Spinning Yarn: Counsell for the Defense	Mike Fast	2011-08-04
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Rising to the Top in Cream City	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-28
Transaction Analysis: There's No Such Thing as a Catching Prospect	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-21
On the Beat: The Forgotten Man	John Perrotto	2011-04-15
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Rotation	Bill Baer	2011-04-15
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Supplemental Draft Tips	Rob McQuown	2011-04-15
Spinning Yarn: Do Spring Speeds Matter?	Mike Fast	2011-03-30
Transaction Analysis: Trading Up from Dickerson to Morgan	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are the Cubs a Sleeper Team?	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-25
Purpose Pitches: Hitting the High and Low Notes	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-21
Team Injury Projection: Chicago Cubs	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-18
Team Injury Projection: Chicago Cubs	Marc Normandin	2011-03-18
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-17
BP Unfiltered: Day Three in AZ, Cubs vs. Sox	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-11
Transaction Analysis: Branyan, Weeks, and Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-22
Transaction Analysis: Trading Gorzo the Magnificent	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-18
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-12
Inside The Park: Cardinals' Special Era Reaches a Crossroads	Bradford Doolittle	2010-12-08
GM for a Day: Chicago Cubs	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-20
Changing Speeds: Buzzkill-o-Metrics	Ken Funck	2010-09-23
Transaction Action: Phillies, Nationals, Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-22
Contractual Matters: Kind of a Big Deal	Jeff Euston	2010-09-20
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Do The Tighten Up	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-16
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	ESPN Insider	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
Future Shock: Org Watch: Cubs, Indians, Blue Jays	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-11
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of August 5	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-06
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 26	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-27
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of July 6	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-07
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 15	Kevin Goldstein	2010-06-16
Transaction Action: Getting a ComeSuppance?	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-15
Transaction Action: Central Preoccupations	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-25
Transaction Action: Senior Circuitry	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-20
On the Beat: A Tiger of a New Stripe	John Perrotto	2010-05-12
Transaction Action: Senioritis	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-27
Changing Speeds: A Town Called Panic	Ken Funck	2010-04-23
Transaction Action: Senior Shuffle	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-15
Transaction Action: Going to Dozens	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-11
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Any Frandsen of Yours Is...	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-28
Under The Knife: Breaking Down Breakdowns	Will Carroll	2010-03-22
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Relief Pitchers	Lee Panas	2010-03-11
Camp Battles: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-26
Future Shock: Cubs Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-01-24
Hot Stove U.: The Cubs' Contractual Cul-de-Sac	Kevin Goldstein	2010-01-12
Transaction Action: Senior Circuitry, East and Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-04
Transaction Action: Playing Milton Bradley Games	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-18
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-26
Under The Knife: Making a Run for the Border	Will Carroll	2009-09-23
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-13
Transaction Action: NL Noodlings	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-09
Checking the Numbers: Scouting the Cubs/Phillies Series	Eric Seidman	2009-08-11
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-09
Transaction Action: Senior Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-27
Future Shock: Development Disasters	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-21
Transaction Action: NL Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-10
Transaction Analysis: Wrigleyville Update	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-05
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-18
Future Shock: Way Too Early Mock Draft	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-21
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-05
Under The Knife: Down, Out?	Will Carroll	2009-05-05
Future Shock: Friday's Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-10
Transaction Analysis: Senior Circuit Shuffling	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-02
Under The Knife: Things We Know Now	Will Carroll	2009-02-20
On the Beat: Open Camps	John Perrotto	2009-02-18
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-13
Every Given Sunday: Rickey Definitely Yes, McGwire Unfortunately No	John Perrotto	2008-12-28
Every Given Sunday: Winter Meetings Preview	John Perrotto	2008-12-07
Transaction Analysis: Windy City Double Date	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-14
Future Shock: Cubs Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-11-11
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2008-10-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Burning Bullpens	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-16
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-29
On the Beat: Angels Rising	John Perrotto	2008-08-13
Future Shock: NL Central Notebook	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-15
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-05-12
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-25
Future Shock: Cubs Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-16
Future Shock: Two Steps Back, National League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-09-12
Lies, Damned Lies: Slotto Bonanzas, Part Two	Nate Silver	2007-08-19
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-08-13
Future Shock: Risers and Fallers, National League	Kevin Goldstein	2007-07-10
Future Shock: Coming Attractions	Kevin Goldstein	2007-06-13
Wait 'Til Next Year: The Scouting Directors, NL Central	Bryan Smith	2007-05-27
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-25
Prospectus Q&A: Tim Wilken	David Laurila	2007-04-15
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-09
Future Shock: Pro Scouting Report	Kevin Goldstein	2007-04-01
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-21
Transaction Analysis: March 13-18, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-03-19
Transaction Analysis: February 6-13, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-14
The Week In Quotes: January 16-22	Alex Carnevale	2007-01-22

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-02 14:00:00	Jeff Samardzija has quietly been an effective reliever this year. Think he can take the next step and be a shut down set up guy or closer? (MJ from Edmonton)	I think the control will keep him from ever getting to that role, but he's already exceeded expectations, like you said. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-10-01 13:00:00	Please give me some hope for next yr's Cubs rotation. I see some back-end guys ( Gorz,Wells,Silva), a big ?(Z), and a solid #2-3(Dempster). Shouldn't they stretch out Cashner? (Matt from Chicago)	The Cubs have plenty of starting pitching depth (enough to where they could stop trying to make Jeff Samardzija a starting pitcher, if nothing else for my health and well-being). They have some guys with front-end talent. It's not the biggest hole on a team riddled with holes. (Colin Wyers)
2010-02-25 15:00:00	Who do you think wins the #5 spot in the Cubs rotation? (Jack from Chicago)	Tom Gorzelanny. I think Jeff Samardzija is better suited to being a reliever. (John Perrotto)
2009-08-11 13:00:00	Jeff Samardzija starts for the cubs tomorrow. Is there another player you dread appearing in UTK more than the golden domer, just from a spell check perspective? (Stan from Chicago)	There was someone recently who was worse ... can't remember. There are some names in EPL that just crush me. I cannot spell Benjani Mwaruwari without double and triple checking. (Will Carroll)
2008-08-26 13:00:00	As long as this looks to be an all-Chicago talk, what is the outlook on Jeff Samardzija? Can anyone accurately predict what's in store for him? Because his performance so far seems to be puzzling both statheads and scouts alike. (Josh from (Sacramento))	In general, the rule of thumb is that when a pitcher as young as Samardzija achieves a breakout level of performance, most of that performance tends to stick. But I sure as hell didn't see it coming. (Nate Silver)
2008-07-22 13:00:00	Thoughts on Jeff Samardzija and his recent run in AAA? (Rob from Bloomington, IL)	I'm baffled by it, but unfortunately, I've yet to hook up with a scout who has seen the AAA run yet. Until then I'm unconvinced, but certainly intrigued. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-07 13:00:00	What do you make of Jeff Samardzija? He walks guys, gives up the gopher ball, and doesn't strike guys out. Yet he throws gas, gets groundballs, and is a bulldog on the mound. My question is do you see anything that he could do this year that could get him into the top 100? (Matt from Not afraid of CC)	Into the Top 100? He needs to stop giving up the gopher ball and start striking guys out, no? I don't see that happening. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Jeff Samardzija is getting shelled in Atlanta. (David Laurila)
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	The Cubs' bullpen was doing a pretty good job after Zambrano's meltdown, but Jeff Samardzija just lost the plot. Should have played football. (Dan Wade)
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	This reminds me what the Cubs did a few years ago when they drafted Tyler Colvin with the intention of spending money on Jeff Samardzija later in the draft. We hear the Pirates will be busy in the Dominican and in later rounds, but it's certainly weird to see Sanchez' name in the top five. Not more than a couple days ago, Kevin and I agreed that Jason Castro was a better prospect one year ago. And we know what we all thought about that Castro pick then. (Bryan Smith)

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