NEWSLETTER
Jeff Samardzija has been killing it since joining the rotation to start this season. He’s had a bad start (and a half), but in all other outings, he hasn’t just been good, he’s been absurdly good. He’s got a 2.62 FIP (17th best in baseball), has already accumulated 1.2 WAR (9th best), and is striking out more than a batter an inning (14th best). He’s throwing four quality pitches with superior command, and he’s been remarkably efficient for a guy striking out so many batters.
And, as you might expect, baseball is taking notice. Some praise after last night’s dominance of the Braves:
A healthy Josh Johnson might have become the best pitcher in baseball over the last five years, so I’d say that’s a mighty nice compliment. Probably a bit over the top, even, but, hey – Samardzija’ll take it.
If the Shark Attack keeps pitching like he has so far this year, he’s going to get more and more praise like that – and I’m going to feel completely comfortable dodging your arrows when I keep saying “Shark Attack.”
