Fansided · May 26, 2017
Chicago Cubs: Looking back at moving on from Jeff Samardzija
With a four-game series against the Giants concluded, let’s take a look a guy the Chicago Cubs let go. A decision that has benefited the Cubs more than Shark.
In July 2014, the Chicago Cubs found themselves in the midst of another sub-par season, but moving in a direction that signaled brighter days ahead. With that in-mind, Theo Epstein decided to send 40 percent of the starting rotation to the Oakland Athletics.
On July 5, the Cubs traded Jason Hammel and hometown native Jeff Samardzija to the Oakland Athletics for Billy McKinney, Addison Russell, Dan Straily and cash.