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Hot Stove on Cubs avoiding arbitration with Samardzija

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And the Cubs spoke to him on a long term deal. There's a tight rope you walk as a pitcher anybody especially a pitcher because -- sign a long term contract or do you trust that your gonna be healthy he'll continue to be. -- -- you get a big contract in the and we think it was exactly I mean it is you know there's it's no secret they taught them. And then there's no us -- to the reason why the Cubs approach. He and they wanted to team friendly deal they see him being. Until they signed him Jackson the only -- they cannot even being here beyond this season in that rotation. And they really like what -- saw last year the thing is that's marked his. Probably as confident or more confident than any guy in there about his abilities he's got this for a long time he wanted to finish last season. And go after nine innings for the second. This is a guy. He believes that he can be really special in the next couple years and not have to settle for any kind of hometown discounts.

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Tue, 22 Jan 2013|

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