Jeff Samardzija, with a new five-year, $90 million contract, appeared with Larry Baer, Brian Sabean and Bobby Evans at a Friday news conference and spoke of his desire to be a Giant and pitch to Buster Posey, how Nate Schierholtz was a factor in his signing, his similarities to Madison Bumgarner, why his numbers were so bad last season and whether he can run as he did as a wide receiver at Notre Dame.
Here’s what he said:
On signing with the Giants: What I kept going back to was the Giants approaching me from the very beginning and being interested in me.