DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 21: Jeff Samardzija #29 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning at Comerica Park on September 21, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Samardzija pitches his sixth career complete game, giving up one hit, no walks and six strikeouts, in a 2-0 win. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Free agent Jeff Samardzija and the Giants have finalized a five-year, $90 million contract, giving San Francisco a top-tier starter to complement ace Madison Bumgarner.
The deal was reached Saturday and completed Wednesday, a day after Samardzija took a physical.
Samardzija won 11 games this year for the Chicago White Sox for his first double-digit victory total in eight major-league seasons, going 11-13 with a 4.96 ERA in 32 starts.
The 30-year-old right-hander spent the second half of the 2014 season pitching in the Bay Area with the Oakland Athletics following his trade from the Chicago Cubs. The 214 innings in 2015 were the second-highest total of his career.
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