Comments on: The Cubs are thinking about putting Jeff Samardzija in the 2012 rotation http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/the-cubs-are-thinking-about-putting-jeff-samardzija-in-the-2012-rotation/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chadh88 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/the-cubs-are-thinking-about-putting-jeff-samardzija-in-the-2012-rotation/comment-page-1/#comment-192504 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:03:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85048#comment-192504 You may have a point about the TE thing, but his size and hands would have gotten him a spot somewhere. He was projected to be a late first rounder and those guys usually get (before the new CBA) $2.5-3M signing bonus and $300K or so per year. I know he got $2.5M to sign with the Cubs and $2M per year so you are right, it is more for the first few years, but if he was a good receiver he could have gotten a much bigger second deal and if he fizzled he still could have tried baseball. As a Notre Dame fan and a St Louis Cardinals fan, I had to stop liking the guy when he signed for the Cubs.

]]> By: flapjack3285 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/the-cubs-are-thinking-about-putting-jeff-samardzija-in-the-2012-rotation/comment-page-1/#comment-192425 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:41:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85048#comment-192425 He couldn’t play TE, he would get eaten alive, but he may have been a decent possession receiver.

As far as money goes, he made more from the Cubs contract than he would have on his NFL rookie contract and who knows if he would have made it in the NFL. I didn’t think he was athletic enough to make it and mostly used his size in college, but I’m not a scout.

]]> By: chadh88 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/the-cubs-are-thinking-about-putting-jeff-samardzija-in-the-2012-rotation/comment-page-1/#comment-192296 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:12:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85048#comment-192296 He should be a TE somewhere in the NFL. He just made a bad choice with that whole going pro in baseball instead thing. Not to mention the money he would have made just on a rookie NFL contract.

]]> By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/the-cubs-are-thinking-about-putting-jeff-samardzija-in-the-2012-rotation/comment-page-1/#comment-192293 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:09:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85048#comment-192293 Oh good, and here I was worried that the Cubs would suck again next year…

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/the-cubs-are-thinking-about-putting-jeff-samardzija-in-the-2012-rotation/comment-page-1/#comment-192286 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:51:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85048#comment-192286 He hasn’t been as good as the numbers suggest. His BABIP is only .247, he’s still walking over five people per nine, and his HR rate is almost exactly half of what it was last year (11.1% to 5.6%). I don’t think he’s cut out to be a starter.

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