Giants give Samardzija 90 million

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The San Francisco Giants landed a top-tier starter to complement ace Madison Bumgarner, agreeing with free agent Jeff Samardzija on a $90 million, five-year contract Saturday a day after losing out on Zack Greinke.

The deal is worth $90 million, a source told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

The club said the deal will be formally announced once Samardzija passes a physical that's scheduled for Tuesday.

The 30-year-old right-hander chose the Giants over the Dodgers and Cardinals, a source told Crasnick.

In his first full season in the American League, Samardzija went 11-13 with a 4.96 ERA that was third-highest among all qualified AL pitchers. It was his highest ERA in his four seasons as a major league starter. He has 13 losses in each of those four seasons.

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I'd worry about his throwing arm. The guy has a world of talent, but those last 9 starts with a 9+ ERA should have teams worried. That's got surgery written all over it.