Chicago Cubs: Will they really consider signing Jeff Samardzija?

The Cubs and Samardzija have been linked early on this offseason

The talk around the Chicago Cubs offseason plans is centered around pitching. While their offense held up their end of the deal for much of the season, the lack of depth in the starting rotation started catching up with the Cubs late. Now the top-tier names like David Price and Zack Greinke have been linked to Chicago. And so has Jeff Samardzija. Wait, what? Is this real life?

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It indeed is as it appears there is at least a mutual interest between the two parties to discuss things further. It was just last season that the Cubs offered Samardzija a $60 million deal, with rumors they may have crept up to $80 million…