Samardzija is weird this year. He became a flyball pitcher who can't strike people out. His velocity is fine, down 94.2. His SwingingStrike% is 9.9% which is down about 2 % form his high with the Cubs, but in line with his 2011 numbers when he was K/9 was 8.9. He seems to throwing his cutter more and his 4 seam/sinker less. His cutter isn't his best pitch.
If the Cubs don't get Price and Samardzija doesn't get a QO, I would be interested in 1 year deal and let Bosio fix him.