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Samardzija's gonna play baseball

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by pgabriel, Jan 19, 2007.

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  1. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2736354

    Notre Dame wide receiver Jeff Samardzija has decided to forego a pro football career for that of a baseball pitcher -- and he'll be well compensated for it.

    Samardzija signed a five-year deal Friday to play baseball full-time, starting in the Chicago Cubs' minor league system.




    ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs reports the deal is worth $8 million, guaranteed. A news conference was scheduled for Friday afternoon.


    When the Cubs drafted Samardzija in the fifth round last June, giving him a $250,000 signing bonus, he intended to play both football and baseball professionally.

    Last season, Samardzija pitched for Class A Boise and Peoria, where he finished a combined 1-2 with a 2.70 earned run average. He struck out 17 and walked 12 in 30 innings.

    He is expected to start the season in Class A Peoria, where Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg will be the manager.


    ESPN.com senior writer Wayne Drehs contributed to this story.
     
    #1 pgabriel, Jan 19, 2007
  2. Lil Pun

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    The Henson Project II
     
    #2 Lil Pun, Jan 19, 2007
  3. weslinder

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    Here's my question. If an NFL team drafts him, how long do they keep his rights? If it's multiple years, it'd be a no-brainer decision in the late rounds.
     
    #3 weslinder, Jan 19, 2007
  4. ima_drummer2k

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    It's a good thing Casserly is gone because he would probably draft him in the 1st round anyway.
     
    #4 ima_drummer2k, Jan 19, 2007
  5. Lil Pun

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    I think the rights are forever. The team keeps his rights but can trade them away or release them.
     
    #5 Lil Pun, Jan 19, 2007
  6. finalsbound

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    This is why Bo Jackson never suited up for Tampa Bay
     
    #6 finalsbound, Jan 19, 2007
  7. macalu

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    baseball contracts > nba contracts > nfl contracts

    nothing like guaranteed millions even if you suck.
     
    #7 macalu, Jan 19, 2007
  8. moestavern19

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    I really have to start checking the login name.
     
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  9. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    lmao.
     
    #9 Manny Ramirez, Jan 19, 2007
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    Maybe that explains the Oral Sex thread.

    Or.....does it?
     
    #10 ima_drummer2k, Jan 19, 2007
  11. leroy

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    1 year. If you remember back to the Henson ordeal...if the Texans didn't sign or trade him before the next draft, they lost his rights and he would have gone back into the draft.
     
    #11 leroy, Jan 19, 2007
  12. halfbreed

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    Nobody has mentioned the real reason why he's going to play baseball.

    He sucks at football.
     
    #12 halfbreed, Jan 19, 2007
  13. leroy

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    There's that, too. I think he went from potential 1st rounder to 1st day hopeful.
     
    #13 leroy, Jan 19, 2007
  14. Hobbs

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    Always good to go with baseball over football if you have the choice.

    Old baseball players can still walk.
     
    #14 Hobbs, Jan 19, 2007
  15. Miguel

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    hahaha
     
    #15 Miguel, Jan 19, 2007
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