| 5/16/2013 9:43:00 AM |
Description: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija won his first start since Opening Day Wednesday against Colorado with eight innings of five-hit, two-run ball. He walked two and struck out seven. | Insight: Samardzija has a K/9 of 10.16, he has raised his groundball rate from 44.6 percent to 50 percent and his line-drive rate is way down. He's 2-5 despite recording a 3.49 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. | | |
| 4/24/2013 5:36:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija fell to 1-4 with a tough-luck loss to the Reds Wednesday afternoon. | Insight: Samardzija struck out eight and held the Reds to one run despite putting 10 men on base in six innings. He has a 3.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and a 39/10 K/BB in 32 2/3 innings but he won't win more than 10 or 11 games pitching for this team. | | |
| 4/17/2013 10:27:00 PM |
Description: Due to Wednesday's rainout between the Cubs and Rangers, Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija will avoid Texas and face the Milwaukee Brewers in his next start. | Insight: The Cubs will just push back their rotation a day, giving Carlos Villanueva the start on Thursday. Samardzija is 1-2 but owns a 2.75 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a 27/6 K/BB in 19 2/3 innings this season. The injury-riddled Brewers are undoubtedly a better matchup than the Rangers. | | |
| 4/7/2013 10:08:00 PM |
Description: Cubs righthander Jeff Samardzija fanned 13 hitters in 5 2/3 innings Sunday against Atlanta. | Insight: Unfortunately, his team didn't provide much run support and Samardzija was charged with the loss. Samardzija's 22 strikeouts this season are the most in Major League Baseball. | | |
| Hot | 4/1/2013 4:40:00 PM |
Description: Chicago Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija was brilliant in the season opener against Pittsburgh, going eight innings, yielding no runs, on two hits and striking out nine Pirates. | Insight: Samardzija (9-13, 3.91 ERA) continured as he had finished in 2012, when he posted a 2.58 ERA and 1.023 WHIP in 11 starts after the break. | | |
| Hot | 9/8/2012 4:40:00 PM |
Description: According to the Chicago Sun Times, the Cubs will shut down starter Jeff Samardzija after his start Saturday. | Insight: Samardzija (8-13, 3.91 ERA) has been brilliant since he allowed nine runs in a start on June 27. Since then, the right-hander is 3-6 but he has a 2.64 ERA and an 86/21 K/BB in 78 1/3 innings. Fantasy owners will miss Samardzija's strikeout potential. | | |
| Hot | 9/4/2012 10:31:00 PM |
Description: According to the Cubs' official website, the team will discuss shutting down starter Jeff Samardzija for the season when it returns home Sept. 13. | Insight: Samardzija (8-13, 3.91 ERA) has been brilliant since he allowed nine runs in a start on June 27. Since then, the right-hander is 3-6 but he has a 2.64 ERA and an 86/21 K/BB in 78 1/3 innings. In fact, if you remove Samardzija's June 27 start and a start earlier that month when he gave up eight runs, the starter's ERA drops to 3.14. | | |
| Hot | 7/23/2012 10:09:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija one-hit the Pirates over eight shutout innings Monday to improve to 7-8. The victory was only Samardzija's second since May 29. | Insight: Samardzija (7-8, 4.25) is still looking to undo the damage he did to his ERA when he allowed 25 runs in 18 1/3 innings in a four start stretch in June. The right-hander has given up just five earned runs on 18 hits while posting a 29/7 K/BB in 27 innings over his last five starts, so he appears to have figured things out again. | | |
| 7/7/2012 10:09:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija had his second straight strong start Saturday against the Mets, hurling seven innings of three-run ball. Samardzija allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out four in a losing effort. | Insight: Samardzija (6-8, 4.71) ends an up-and-down first half on a high note despite the loss. The right-hander was 5-3 with a 3.09 ERA going into June, but went 0-4 with a 10.41 ERA and 2.06 WHIP in five June starts to undo what he accomplished the first two months. Samardzija averages 95.1 mph with his fastball, third best in baseball among SP according to FanGraphs, and he also has a stellar 8.9 K/9, so he may be in for a strong second half. | | |
| 7/2/2012 10:52:00 PM |
Description: We told you not to start Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija on Monday but hopefully you ignored us. Samardzija was brilliant against the Braves on Monday, allowing just four hits and one run over seven strong innings. He walked one and struck out 11. | Insight: We certainly weren't expecting this kind of outing from Samardzija (6-7, 4.77 ERA) after losing four in a row but for whatever reason he was outstanding on Monday. Maybe it's just a fluke but remember, Samardzija actually pitched pretty well during the season's first two months (5-3, 3.09) so he might be worth keeping an eye on when he makes his next start Saturday against the Mets. | | |
| Cold | 7/2/2012 10:42:00 AM |
Description: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija has "earned" his ugly 0-3 record over the last three starts with a 10.43 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in that span. | Insight: Quite a turnaround from his 3-2 May with a 2.48 ERA and 1.050 WHIP. You must sit him until he finds it again. If he finds it again. | | |
| Cold | 6/27/2012 5:14:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija has had his season come undone in his last four starts. Samardzija's struggles continued Wednesday when he gave up nine runs on six hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. | Insight: Coming into June, Samardzija looked like one of the bright young starters in baseball. This latest debacle has raised his ERA to 5.05 -- it was at 3.13 less than a month ago before he allowed 25 runs in 18 1/3 innings over his last four starts.
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| 5/18/2012 7:44:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Samardzija gave up three runs in 7 1/3 innings against the White Sox on Friday. Samardzija walked two and struck out eight, but fell to 4-2 as the Cubs lost to their crosstown rivals. | Insight: Samardzija has been one of the top strikeout pitchers in baseball this season, averaging more than a strikeout per inning. He's allowed just six earned runs in his last 33 2/3 innings and now has a 3.00 ERA and 1.16 WHIP on the year. | | |
| 4/24/2012 10:32:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Samardzija shut down St. Louis on Tuesday over 6 2/3 innings. The tall righty gave up zero runs on four hits with nine strikeouts. | Insight: Samardzija got cracked around for 10 hits by St. Louis on April 13, so he got some revenge on Tuesday. However, he had to take a no decision, as Carlos Marmol gave up a go-ahead two-run homer to Matt Holliday in the eighth inning. The 6-foot-5 Samardzija clearly has good stuff, as he's struck out 25 batters in 24 innings this season, but he remains a risky play going forward. | | |
| 4/13/2012 9:10:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Samardzija's second start of the year wasn't quite as smooth as his first one, but ultimately the result was the same as the Cubs righthander recorded his second win of the season on Friday. | Insight: Samardzija got pounded Friday against St. Louis, scattering ten hits and five runs over his five innings of work. The Chicago starter allowed just one run over 8 2/3 innings when he pitched last Sunday against the Nationals. | | |
| 3/29/2012 8:28:00 PM |
Description: Jeff Samardzija has pitched his way into the Cubs' starting rotation. | Insight: Samardzija has made the transition from reliever to starter this spring and he's made it look easy. Samardzija has gone 3-1 with a 4.50 ERA in five spring outings, with opponents hitting just .250 off of him. With that said, the quality of play in the regular season is quite a bit higher than what Samardzija was facing in the preseason, so we're still a bit skeptical about his fantasy potential. | | |
| 2/17/2011 3:37:00 PM |
Description: Cubs P Jeff Samardzija will have a chance to earn a spot in the rotation early in the spring.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune | Insight: Samardzija will most likely pitch out of the bullpen and will only have value in NL-only leagues. | | |
| 9/15/2010 11:03:00 AM |
Description: Jeff Samardzija will make his second start of the season on Sunday against the Marlins.
SOURCE: Rotoinfo | Insight: Samardzija pitched well enough in his first start to earn this second start, but it is unknown if he will continue to stay in the rotation next season. Consider him in NL-only leagues right now. | | |
| 9/14/2010 12:00:00 PM |
Description: Samardzija pitched 5.2 shutout innings against the Cardinals on Monday night. | Insight: Samardzija could earn a spot in the Cubs' starting rotation next season with a strong finish. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 9/14/2010 5:04:00 AM |
Description: Jeff Samardzija shut out St. Louis for 5 2/3 innings yesterday to earn a win for the Cubs. | Insight: We wouldn't add him in mixed leagues after his first good start of the year but NL-Only owners could take a shot with him for the final couple weeks if the Cubs keep him in the rotation. | | |
