Samardzjia Not a Starter

[danonwaveland]

That's what the headline at espn.com said. Since it's premium content, I couldn't tell what their concerns were. Does anyone know if what they're saying is of any value? Thanks.

 

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[JimSorgi]

It's ESPN, so I doubt it.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Too bad we cant make a deal to send him to the Bears so Cutler can actually have someone to throw to.

[Mephistopheles]

He sure as hell hasn't been a reliever this spring either.

[Bote McBoteface]

I wouldn't be surprised if he goes back down to AAA when Z gets off the DL.

[Cubswin11]

Regardless of what ESPN says, he hasn't shown/done anything that proves he is a starter. Unfortunately Hendry/Lou/Larry seem hell bent on making him a starter. He has barely shown he is a relief pitcher in mop up duty, outside of a decent few weeks last year. I know he is young and has decent, raw, stuff but he hasn't shown much to me that proves he can become even a league average pitcher.

[Omar]

Time to sign Pedro Martinez.

[TruffleShuffle]

he's more of a wide receiver, i think.

[SaorsaDaonnan]

Regardless of what ESPN says, he hasn't shown/done anything that proves he is a starter. Unfortunately Hendry/Lou/Larry seem hell bent on making him a starter. He has barely shown he is a relief pitcher in mop up duty, outside of a decent few weeks last year. I know he is young and has decent, raw, stuff but he hasn't shown much to me that proves he can become even a league average pitcher.

 

 

It's been clear for a long time year -arguably since the day he was drafted, certainly since last September-

that Shark needs to be starting for at least this season and very probably a lot of next season as well, not

because that's his best long term role, though it might be, but because he's so damned raw that the best

thing for him to do is get in as many innings as possible. The only reason it's not bat **** crazy to have

him on the major league roster right now is the fact that we mismanaged our bullpen resources so badly

over the offseason.

 

Of course, he should really be starting at AAA, or, as I argued this past offseason, at AA where he initially

started to put things together last year. So I completely agree that the notion that he could be an acceptable

starter for the major league team this year is, as you say, ludicrous, and something that reflects poorly on

H/L/L, barring some truly massive improvement in his stuff. (I say stuff, but not command, on the assumption

that command doesn't improve overnight, whereas stuff sometimes does, for instance when a pitcher learns

a new pitch.)

[biittner77]

I'd like to see smardz sent down and replaced with Chad Fox. At this point Fox has a much better chance of hleping the MLB team. If Fox fails they can then start bringing up Stevens or Ascanio. Smardz can't get better pitching a couple innings a week in a blowout.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I'd like to see smardz sent down and replaced with Chad Fox. At this point Fox has a much better chance of hleping the MLB team. If Fox fails they can then start bringing up Stevens or Ascanio. Smardz can't get better pitching a couple innings a week in a blowout.

 

With the recent series of poor decisions, theyd be more likely to bring up Kevin Hart.

[jersey cubs fan]

Regardless of what ESPN says, he hasn't shown/done anything that proves he is a starter. Unfortunately Hendry/Lou/Larry seem hell bent on making him a starter.

 

They seem more hell bent on preventing him from becoming a starter. If they were hell bent on making him a starter, they'd have him in AAA, where he belongs, starting every 5 days. He needs innings.

[soapy]

I thought, aside from possibly becoming a starter, a big reason for keeping Samardzjia in AAA to start the season was so that he could work on his secondary pitches. They panicked and called him up too soon and now Lou is complaining that he needs to work on his secondary pitches.

[SaorsaDaonnan]

I thought, aside from possibly becoming a starter, a big reason for keeping Samardzjia in AAA to start the season was so that he could work on his secondary pitches. They panicked and called him up too soon and now Lou is complaining that he needs to work on his secondary pitches.

 

smart people, these front office types

[NCCubFan]

I'd like to see smardz sent down and replaced with Chad Fox.

Hendry obviously read your post. :D

[biittner77]

I'd like to see smardz sent down and replaced with Chad Fox.

Hendry obviously read your post. :D

 

In that case, I'd like to see Joey Gathright DFAed and replaced with someone that might actually be able to help to team in any capacity.