Jeff Samardzija Fantasy Stats

San Francisco Giants right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija (shoulder) was activated off of the injured list Friday and will start the second game of the doubleheader versus San Diego. Samardzija has not been on the mound since Aug. 7, having been hit hard in his three starts to the tune of a 9.88 ERA and 1.61 WHIP. In addition to likely having something of a pitch count, Samardzija will also be tasked with quelling a Padres offense that enters play Friday fourth in the Majors in OPS (.801), severely capping any fantasy intrigue that the veteran may have had. With a strong performance, he could be up for consideration to make a start in the postseason, should the Giants advance.

San Francisco Giants right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija (shoulder) is up for consideration to return Friday against San Diego when the clubs play a doubleheader. Samardzija has not appeared for the Giants since Aug. 7 due to a right shoulder impingement, having allowed 16 runs (15 earned) in 13 frames over his first three starts this year. While its unlikely that Samardzija would be stretched out far enough to garner much fantasy intrigue in his first start back, a return in the regular season could increase his DFS appeal come postseason time, if the Giants make it that far. Set for free agency after this year, Samardzija is something of a wild card draft target ahead of 2021.

San Francisco Giants right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija and left-hander Drew Smyly are both in line to work three innings during a simulated game Saturday. Samardzija landed on the IL on Aug. 8 due to an impingement in his right shoulder, while Smyly has been out since Aug. 2 with a strained finger on his left hand. The first three starts of the season went sideways for Samardzija, who yielded 16 runs (15 earned) in 13 frames; Smyly has been much more effective, having amassed 11 strikeouts in 8 innings. How the clubs rotation will shake out when both return remains to be seen, but working a sim game is an indication that both are nearing activation.

San Francisco Giants right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement. Left-hander Andrew Suarez has been recalled to take his place on the active roster and figures to be a candidate to step into the rotation. Virtually nothing has gone right for Samardzija on the mound thus far in 2020, allowing a Major League-high 15 earned runs and six homers through his first three starts. Having struck out just 7.7% of batters, the opposition is hammering Samardzijas cutters (.942 SLG) and four-seam fastballs (1.250 SLG) out of the gate. Season-long owners can now safely drop anchor on the veteran as he hits the IL.

San Francisco Giants right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija announced following his start Sunday against the Rangers that he is a dealing with a blister on one of the fingers on his pitching hand. Samardzija said that the ailment is forcing him to throw a changeup, as opposed to a splitter, though per Baseball Savant, Samardzija hasnt thrown a splitter yet this year. Either way, the alternation of his pitch mix may be playing a part in the fact that the veteran righty has allowed five runs in each of his first two starts in 2020. While always a candidate to go deep into games, Samardzija is an unreliable season-long asset at this stage as he deals with any lingering finger issues and can be avoided aside from two-start weeks or favorable DFS matchups when facing below average opposing offenses.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler announced Wednesday that Johnny Cueto will be the team's Opening Day starter, with Jeff Samardzija slated to pitch the second game of the season. This will be Cueto's fifth Opening Day start. The veterans will look to lead a thin Giants starting rotation this season. Both have been higher-end fantasy options at points in their careers and are worth late-round draft picks.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija pitched well but did not get any help from his offense in Thursday's 1-0 loss to the Cubs. Shark pitched seven innings, allowing a single run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts. The veteran has pitched well this season and is now 9-10 with a 3.44 ERA, 123 strikeouts, and 39 walks in 146 2/3 IP this season. He will look to keep things going in his next start which will be a decent matchup against the Diamondbacks at home.

He may have gotten the loss on Thursday but San Francisco starter Jeff Samardzija looked sharp in a 1-0 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley. Samardzija went seven innings, allowing only the one run while giving up two hits and one walk. Since the start of July, Samardzija has a 2.00 ERA in 10 starts, going 5-2 and will have a plus-matchup in his next start, lining up to face the Diamondbacks at home.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija improved to 6-7 in Sunday's 1-0 shutout over the Cardinals. Samardzija pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks with two strikeouts. The veteran has been mediocre this season and now owns a 4.01 ERA with 80 strikeouts and 28 walks in 98 2/3 IP. While he isn't an exciting option, he is relatively consistent and has the benefit of pitching in Oracle Park. He is currently just 21% owned and could make for a nice back-end rotation option for fantasy players in deep leagues down the second-half stretch.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija was roughed up for five earned runs, eight hits and a walk over just four innings in a road loss on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins. He threw just 57 of his 89 pitches for strikes, including only 10 first-pitch strikes to the 21 batters he faced. It was a disappointing performance for Samardzija, who has lost three straight starts and is now winless in six consecutive outings. He has just one quality starts across his past eight outings, and even that resulted in a loss. Shark has a respectable 3.83 ERA nd 1.24 WHIP, but he doesn't go particularly deep into games, his defense lets him down most nights and he doesn't get a lot of offensive support, either. This loss was completely on him, however.