The Chicago Cubs have traded starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics for 2012 first-round pick Addison Russell, 2013 first-round pick Billy McKinney and pitcher Dan Straily, sources close to the situation confirmed. Samardzija, 29, is 2-7 with a 2.83 ERA while Hammel, 31, is 7-5 with a 2.98 ERA after his latest win, Friday against the Washington Nationals. Hammel is set to be a free agent after this season while Samardzija has one more year of arbitration before becoming a free agent. Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/stor...eff-samardzija-jason-hammel-oakland-athletics
