MIA 11 SF 3
Jeff Samardzija used to be a league-average pitcher who could give you 30+ starts and +/-200 innings. They weren't pretty innings, by any means, but they were reasonably effective. A league-average player is better than you think. A league-average pitcher who doesn't get hurt is a valuable guy. But the Giants over-valued what The Shark brought to the table and signed him for five years. Three would have been prudent, but the Bobby Evans-Brian Sabean-Larry Baer Triumvirate was known for paying top dollar. Hey, I was OK with it because I figured that a rich team would have youngsters--or at least other options--to step in if/when the big guy faltered.
Giants hit bottom
