The
White Sox made a qualifying offer of $15.8 million for one year to pitcher Jeff
Samardzija, who turned it down yesterday.
The soon-to-be 31-year old went 11-13 with a 4.96 ERA in what will most
likely be his only season on the South Side.
In olden days, a pitcher hoped to have a job come spring after posting
stats like that. Today, a pitcher such
as Samardzija looks to parlay those numbers into a multiyear contract averaging
well over $15.8 million a year.
To
paraphrase the immortal Hank Hill, something’s not right about this.
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