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White Sox preparing for Jeff Samardzija to test free-agent market

After the White Sox traded for Jeff Samardzija in December, general manager Rick Hahn said he hoped a winning season would help to convince the right-hander to stay on the South Side beyond 2015.

As was accurately depicted in a 6-4 loss to the Indians on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field, neither the Sox nor Samardzija has had a particularly successful year, and Hahn confirmed this week that he expects the 30-year-old pitcher to weigh his options on the free-agent market once he completes his season.

"He's going to have to go to the market and hear what's out there," Hahn said.