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Giants Place Jeff Samardzija On DL

By Connor Byrne | July 15, 2018 at 1:13pm CDT

The Giants have placed right-hander Jeff Samardzija on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group was among those to report. Infielder Kelby Tomlinson is up from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.

This is the third DL stint of the season and the second on account of shoulder troubles for Samardzija, who was known for his durability entering the year. The 33-year-old came into 2018 fresh off five straight seasons of 200-plus innings. He has only thrown 44 2/3 at the halfway point this year, though, and hasn’t been effective when healthy enough to take the hill.

Samardzija has pitched to a 6.25 ERA/5.42 FIP thus far, thanks in part to poor strikeout and walk rates (6.04 K/9, 5.24 BB/9), a 29.9 percent groundball mark and a recent stark decline in velocity. All of those numbers represent personal-worst figures for Samardzija, who holds a 4.17 ERA/3.86 FIP with 8.1 K/9, 2.72 BB/9 and a 43.8 percent grounder rate for his career.

Samardzija is in the third season of a five-year, $80MM contract, a deal the Giants awarded him when he was a quality mid-rotation starter. Now, with a desire to stay under the $197MM competitive-tax threshold, they’d surely like to get rid of his money. The club has reportedly made him available, in fact, but his 2018 performance, newfound injury troubles and contract combine to make him immovable.

Despite Samardzija’s woes this year, the Giants sit a respectable 50-47, three games out of a wild-card spot and 3 1/2 behind the NL West-leading Dodgers. If Samardzija misses significant time after the All-Star break, it seems likely San Francisco will slot Derek Holland back into its rotation behind Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Andrew Suarez and Dereck Rodriguez.

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  1. mays2425

    3 years ago

    Hands down the worst contract

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    • TrimReaper

      3 years ago

      Worse than Homer Bailey?

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    • Kenleyfornia74

      3 years ago

      At least the fake rumors about teams being intrested in him will end.

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    • Jkolti

      3 years ago

      Not even close.

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    • wiggysf

      3 years ago

      Chris Davis?

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    • ctguy

      3 years ago

      Worse than Pablo Sandoval?

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      • Wolf Chan

        3 years ago

        palblo is a great contract for the giants, he is producing and getting paid the league minimum – not as great for the red sox though

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    • gneedoba

      3 years ago

      Worse than Zito?

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      • sfg415sfc

        3 years ago

        Zito beat a tough Reds team on the road in a must win. He also out pitched Verlander in the WS. Hahaha

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        • baseball1600

          3 years ago

          Cardinals* but yeah, Zito was a postseason god.

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      • Sudoku

        3 years ago

        It was the worst contract in Giants history. That is, until the 2012 postseason. Then he earned every penny of it.

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    • RenoChris

      3 years ago

      Melancon has been worse

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    • VivaBeavis

      3 years ago

      He’s your Carl Pavano that we had on the Yankees

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    • Gleyborday

      3 years ago

      Rusney Castillo millionaire minor leauger…

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    • JDGoat

      3 years ago

      Chris Davis not happen?

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  2. Deke

    3 years ago

    Oh man. This guy just can’t catch a break this season. I hope he can get healthy and be back soon.

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  3. Melchez

    3 years ago

    Didn’t they just say a couple days ago they would look to trade Shark? Did he just get hurt?

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    • Deke

      3 years ago

      There was a rumor that he was being made available. Given his contract they could still move him after the all star break by putting him on waivers. He will probably clear waivers because of how much he is owed so think SF would need to kick in a prospect to move him to save salary.

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      • Boogaloo

        3 years ago

        He is owed 47 million and has a bum shoulder.

        Unless the prospect you’re “kicking in” is the next Mickey Mantle hes the Giant problem for three years

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        • Wolf Chan

          3 years ago

          kick in cash and it should be doable –

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        • ShieldF123

          3 years ago

          Negative. He’s not an Austin Jackson one year payoff. He’s owed 2 more years after this season and is an expensive bottom rotation piece with serious injury flags.

          You would have to add a top 100 prospect to even get a team to think about taking Shark

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  4. wiggysf

    3 years ago

    His next start was scheduled to be in 11 days anyway. Would rather have Holland thought. Didn’t think I would say that at the beginning of this year.

    Also, you gotta love the picture.

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    • wiggysf

      3 years ago

      *though oops

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      • baseball1600

        3 years ago

        Holland has been a pleasant surprise, don’t get me wrong, but it seems that he struggles way too much on the road. Want to hear from another Giants fan, would you rather have Holland or Stratton? Or even Blach now that he’s turned things around?

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        • ramiro209

          3 years ago

          Holland. He had the best stuff. Stratton had a lot of luck early in the year, think he had a sub 3 era going into may and then his luck ran out, Blach only pitches well against the dodgers for some reason, his era is over 5 against all other teams

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        • Sudoku

          3 years ago

          Absolutely Holland. Stratton got figured out and is now pitching more in line with his career minor league numbers. He has a great curve, but if it’s not working for him, he’s screwed. Blach is the classic junkballing control guy. There’s just too much Jekyll and Hyde in him.

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  5. baseball1600

    3 years ago

    Should be moved to the pen when he’s healthy. He seems sharp for a few batters but completely whack for others. This should finally convince the Giants to ride the young rotation. Bum, Cueto, Suarez, Rodriguez, Stratton doesn’t look as bad as it might have in the beginning of the season. Of course, Bochy will ride Holland though.

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    • AmericanEducated

      3 years ago

      The kids cant pitch that many innings this year. I doubt they could pitch until game #162 and playoffs? Their arms would already haven fallen off. IMO.

      Thoughts?

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  6. sfg415sfc

    3 years ago

    But..but.. he played for Notre Dame! Pffff

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  7. Jack Taddy

    3 years ago

    You guys just LOVE this picture.

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    • dlamsinger

      3 years ago

      They always use this! Too funny!

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  8. YKTD

    3 years ago

    Trade him to the 49ers.

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  9. Wolf Chan

    3 years ago

    it’s too bad because he really is pitching smarter this year – he isn’t giving up the same kind of hard contact he is compared to previous years where he just picked the wrong time and location to challenge hitters in hitters counts. he has always been almost a good pitcher – like if he pitched smarter rather than harder he could get over that hump.

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  10. allmighty

    3 years ago

    Ever since the Harper fight ….

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    • WarrenSpahn

      3 years ago

      that’s right, the Harper fight is where it all went down hill for Samardzjia. ended Michael Morse’s career, too

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      • theArchitect

        3 years ago

        Everything related to Harper is bad for all parties involved

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  11. ajetergiftbasket

    3 years ago

    The Giants won their WS with their young core and then went old Yankee mentality and overspent on players while having a poor farm system. When I hear Giants fans talking bad about the Yankees, I sort of chuckle now.

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  12. woodstock005

    3 years ago

    Very stupid contract
    Giants will be out of wildcard by early August
    And don’t fool yourself

    Messy outfielders
    Messy pitching staff

    Need to overhaul

    Salary dumplings
    Five years of loosing

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  13. woodstock005

    3 years ago

    Second half of 2016 began to slide

    Should trade

    Hunter pence
    Jeff shark
    Johnny cueto
    Mark melas

    Mad bum
    Belt
    Posey

    That your $ 150 million salary

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  14. woodstock005

    3 years ago

    Please pray giants not to make any more moves to get to playoffs
    Not going to work

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  15. roshkoch

    3 years ago

    Shark for Ellsbury + the difference in the pricetag ($8Mish). Bad contract swap. Make it happen

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  16. WarrenSpahn

    3 years ago

    maybe Samardzija can throw bp for the Giants. its what he’s been doing since he arrived….

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