Jeff Samardzija has struggled with consistency throughout his career. He’s had stretches where he is one of the most dominant starting pitchers in the game and then he’s had stretches where he is the literal worst starting pitcher in the game. Samardzija continues to get opportunities because he’s an inning eater, but he also still has great stuff. In his third year as a member of the San Francisco Giants, his results remain inconsistent. It raises the question; what is the cause? It’s his wind up.
Mechanical changes in 2017
In the beginning of the 2017 season I noticed something about Jeff Samardzija’s mechanics.