More Jeff Samardzija trade rumors

In Commentary And Analysis, News And Rumors by dmick8936 Comments

I thought the Jeff Samardzija trade rumors were put to sleep for at least a few months, but Gordo is back with more of them. Last we knew was that he had two years left on his contract, the two sides remained at a standstill with regards to a contract extension and that he probably wouldn't be traded before the …

Samardzija signs a $55m extension? UPDATE: Nope.

In News And Rumors by berselius15 Comments

All the baseball writers were apparently scooped by the ESPN coverage of today's Indiana-ND game.  Had 2 rewind DVR 2 make sure heard it right, but ESPN's Indiana-ND hoops broadcast said Jeff Samardzija has resigned w/ #Cubs for $55 mil. — Dan Hayes (@DanHayesCSN) December 14, 2013 No word on years, but $55 was around the number that we were …

Winter Meetings Roundup

In Commentary And Analysis, News And Rumors by dmick8913 Comments

The annual Winter Meetings took place this week and we had you covered here on Obstructed View we were lazy bastards and kept you uninformed. I'd apologize for this. It is the first of the meetings that I have not covered thoroughly in 10 years. I'm just tired of apologizing so let's just get to it. The biggest news is that …

“Daily” Facepalm 11.26.13

In Facepalm by berselius28 Comments

Anything happening with Samardzija? Tom Loxas reported that the Cubs and Jays might be close last weekend, but since then nothing as happened, and other sources (i.e. Julie's) say not much is happening. I don't really see much happening either. Still, Loxas's sources seem to think that the Cubs want to get some resolution on Samardzija before Thanksgiving/the Winter Meetings Cubs …

Blue Jays talking to Cubs about Jeff Samardzija

In News And Rumors by dmick8976 Comments

Teams have inquired on Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija and the Blue Jays are putting together a package of young players to try and land him, a source tells Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com (on Twitter).  For his part, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos didn't deny that he has discussed Samardzija with Chicago in an interview with Jim Bowden of SiriusXM (onTwitter).  Even though Anthopoulos …

“Daily” Facepalm – Samardzija Rumors A’Plenty

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius73 Comments

Diamondbacks interested in Samardzija Buster Olney got the Samardzija trade train rolling with a tweet last week saying that the Cubs and D-Backs would keep talking about a Jeff Samardzija deal. There were vague rumors around the trade deadline that the D-Backs were interested in Shark, but the Superfriends were (rightly) asking for a king's ransom in return, so things …

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Gordo claims Jeff Samardzija extension is unlikely

In News And Rumors by dmick898 Comments

Gordon Whittenmeyer has an article up that claims the Cubs and Jeff Samardzija are quite far apart on a possible contract extension. He says that getting one done this offseason, or ever with the Cubs, seems unlikely at this point. He also claims the Cubs would trade him by the deadline or even this offseason without an extension. That would …