Jeff Samardzija

[CubColtPacer]

He's only got 350 sporadic minor league innings. He's pretty much turning into the poster boy for why wasting options on a guy and rushing him is stupid. He's nowhere near established as a major leaguer yet, and he doesn't have many pro innings under his belt. As a college pitcher that may not be a big deal, but he had limited college innings as well. The Cubs needed to have him starting in the minors all last year and most of this year. But once again stupid decision making processes are wasting the developmental years of a guy who clearly needs developing. Throwing and inning or two once a week is not going to make Samardzija better. He might one day be a quality major league reliever (I highly doubt he'll ever be a good starter), but he won't be if he never gets to work on his game.

 

The Cubs were going to use up options every single year on Samardzija regardless since he got a major league contract. He will get 4 of them though so he will still have 1 left for next year.

 

Other than that I definitely agree with your post. I can definitely see the temptation to hold off on a guy's possible future development if he is a key player on the major league team. But if he's mediocre or worse in the majors anyway, why are they not more concerned about his potential vs. the little he's giving them right now? It doesn't make sense.

[jersey cubs fan]

He's only got 350 sporadic minor league innings. He's pretty much turning into the poster boy for why wasting options on a guy and rushing him is stupid. He's nowhere near established as a major leaguer yet, and he doesn't have many pro innings under his belt. As a college pitcher that may not be a big deal, but he had limited college innings as well. The Cubs needed to have him starting in the minors all last year and most of this year. But once again stupid decision making processes are wasting the developmental years of a guy who clearly needs developing. Throwing and inning or two once a week is not going to make Samardzija better. He might one day be a quality major league reliever (I highly doubt he'll ever be a good starter), but he won't be if he never gets to work on his game.

 

The Cubs were going to use up options every single year on Samardzija regardless since he got a major league contract. He will get 4 of them though so he will still have 1 left for next year.

 

I know that, but the point is giving major league contracts (not to mention no trade clauses) is very risky. And if you do, you must do your best not to waste his developmental time. Because before you know it, there's no time to see if it's worth keeping him around. Once he signed a major league deal, they should have committed to getting him 2 straight years of starters innings in the minors, and not giving him the yo-yo treatment between rotation and pen and majors and minors.

[inari]

I wish he was more like this Shark:

 

*image removed*

 

That is easily the best thing I've ever seen.

[NCCubFan]

Word. If that's true then my apologies. I didn't even see that

You'd be well advised to pay more attention in the future before you falsely accuse someone of making a personal attack against you.

[jersey cubs fan]

Word. If that's true then my apologies. I didn't even see that

You'd be well advised to pay more attention in the future before you falsely accuse someone of making a personal attack against you.

 

are you calling me an [expletive]?

[Guest]

Word. If that's true then my apologies. I didn't even see that

You'd be well advised to pay more attention in the future before you falsely accuse someone of making a personal attack against you.

 

are you calling me an [expletive]?

 

I believe that's what NC was implying in not so many words.

[inari]

Word. If that's true then my apologies. I didn't even see that

You'd be well advised to pay more attention in the future before you falsely accuse someone of making a personal attack against you.

 

are you calling me an [expletive]?

 

I believe that's what NC was implying in not so many words.

 

Low blow, man.

[jiml60]

He's only got 350 sporadic minor league innings. He's pretty much turning into the poster boy for why wasting options on a guy and rushing him is stupid. He's nowhere near established as a major leaguer yet, and he doesn't have many pro innings under his belt. As a college pitcher that may not be a big deal, but he had limited college innings as well. The Cubs needed to have him starting in the minors all last year and most of this year. But once again stupid decision making processes are wasting the developmental years of a guy who clearly needs developing. Throwing and inning or two once a week is not going to make Samardzija better. He might one day be a quality major league reliever (I highly doubt he'll ever be a good starter), but he won't be if he never gets to work on his game.

 

The Cubs were going to use up options every single year on Samardzija regardless since he got a major league contract. He will get 4 of them though so he will still have 1 left for next year.

 

Other than that I definitely agree with your post. I can definitely see the temptation to hold off on a guy's possible future development if he is a key player on the major league team. But if he's mediocre or worse in the majors anyway, why are they not more concerned about his potential vs. the little he's giving them right now? It doesn't make sense.

 

It seems management's strategy is to catch lightening in a bottle than actually finding or producing better players.

[17 Seconds]

Word. If that's true then my apologies. I didn't even see that

You'd be well advised to pay more attention in the future before you falsely accuse someone of making a personal attack against you.

 

wow, i already apologized.

 

forgive me for jumping to conclusions when the poster in question has a history of calling me names when unprovoked.

[17 Seconds]

Word. If that's true then my apologies. I didn't even see that

You'd be well advised to pay more attention in the future before you falsely accuse someone of making a personal attack against you.

 

are you calling me an [expletive]?

 

I believe that's what NC was implying in not so many words.

 

arent you supposed to be a moderator?