To say the 2015 season hasn’t exactly been stellar for the White Sox right-hander would be a major understatement.
Samardzija, who will hit the open market for the first time this winter, headed into the campaign with hopes of raising his stock after joining the Sox in an offseason trade between the South Siders and the Oakland Athletics.
Instead of pushing his worth into the six-figure range, he’s taken more than a few steps backwards. The former fifth-round pick of the Cubs is battling to end the season with a sub-5.00 earned run average and currently leads the league in hits, home runs and runs allowed.