PHOENIX -- The Giants are close to adding Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto to a rotation that has kept the Giants in contention despite receiving only 18 of 82 starts from the expected top three this season.
Cueto is slated to make a rehabilitation start at Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, his second rehab outing, and manager Bruce Bochy left open the possibility that Cueto could make his next appearance in the Majors, as Cueto has said he would like.
Samardzija will make his final rehab start Monday, with a likely return to the rotation the following weekend when St.