It’s still too soon to draw any significant conclusions from the small sample size that is the 2019 MLB season, but that does not make it any less fun.
In both of his starts, Jeff Samardzija has given the San Francisco Giants a chance to win. The peripheral stats tell an interesting story as well.
For starters, he’s averaging less than five innings per start, and it looks like his days as a workhorse may be a thing of the past.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Many starting pitchers struggle in their third trip through the batting order and Samardzija is no exception, with hitters posting a .