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Statistically, Mat Latos could be a bargain for the White Sox

Compare two unnamed players and their 2015 stats for a moment:

Player A (31 years old): 4.96 ERA, 4.23 FIP, 214 IP, 6.86 K/9, 2.06 BB/9, 1.22 HR/9

Player B (28 years old): 4.95 ERA, 3.72 FIP, 116 1/3 IP, 7.74 K/9, 2.48 BB/9, 1.01 HR/9

Player A has a career 4.09 ERA and 3.84 FIP; Player B has a 3.51 ERA and 3.44 FIP. Player A signed a five-year, $90 million deal this winter; Player B signed a one-year, $3 million deal.

Player A is Jeff Samardzija, who signed with the San Francisco Giants.