Giants’ Samardzija gets injection hoping to end shoulder woes

Last year at this time, Jeff Samardzija figured prominently in trade rumors because the Giants were terrible, and players on terrible teams often get dealt.

This year, Samardzija's name popped up because the Giants have not hidden their desire to move money if they went to fill other needs and remain under the luxury-tax threshold.

And, like last year, the Shark is not going anywhere in July. His third trip to the disabled list assured that. The only questions now are when he will pitch for the Giants again and how he can prevent another relapse of the shoulder pain and stiffness that keeps suppressing his velocity keeping him off the mound.