Yes but then they still have to pay him 5.2 million dollars
If someone else signed him (and someone would) Jays would pay the difference in salary he agrees to with them
No, for sure he should want that
He's a selfish POS if he is hurting the team with poor performance, clearly needs to work things out, isn't injured, and won't accept a minor league assignment
Edit: I'm not saying I think he'll do this.
That's one of the reasons a decent "swing" guy can be so helpful. Can give you 4+ innings if a starter flames out early. Can step in and take a start if someone needs to skip a start due to minor non-DL worthy health problems. Redmond and Rogers (to a lesser degree) look good for that job.
Clearly he can't be on the team as is
He has negative trade "value" thanks to his contract so he's probably unmovable unless packaged with a good player that we won't want to trade.
He has over 5 years of MLB service so can't be optioned without his consent
Putting him in the bullpen is not a good option because it would mean possibly letting a better pitcher without options go
So. He needs to go on the DL if he's actually hurt or he needs to accept a minor league assignment. As Wilner and the other guy said on the air today multiple times he should accept one or the other. Without actually saying it, they intimated that if he refused, that he's a selfish POS.
Thoughts?
My rotation
Dickey
Hutch
Buerhle
McGowan
Morrow
Rogers or Redmond in BP as swingman
How do I eliminate Happ and keep both Rogers and Redmond? No idea. And f*** you AA for letting this roster mess accumulate.
He just put his Chicago home up for sale
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/22302/samardzija-puts-chicago-home-for-sale
Increase level of speculation now