A few notes I thought are interesting. From MLBTR
Cubs Discussing Potential Samardzija, Hammel Trades
By Charlie Wilmoth [June 14, 2014 at 9:55am CDT]
The Cubs are already discussing trades involving starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel with at least two teams, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Interested teams include the Braves, Blue Jays and Mariners, and Wittenmyer cites one source from within baseball who tells him Hammel is likely to wind up with Seattle.
With about six weeks left to go before the trade deadline, the Cubs are 27-38, 11 1/2 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central. It is, of course, not necessarily surprising that the Cubs would consider trading two veteran pitchers who are having good seasons. Samardzija, who is eligible for free agency following the 2015 season, currently has a 2.77 ERA with 8.1 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 91 innings. Hammel, who’s signed to a one-year deal for $6MM, is in the midst of the best season of his career, with a 2.81 ERA with 8.2 K/9 and 1.9 BB/9.
From this it seems Seattle is in on Hammel and right now the Braves and Jays are more interested in Samardzija. I'm just worried about the price with Samardzija, he's going to cost a ton of assets in a trade and a ton of money with a new contract.