The Chicago White Sox may have already decided to field offers for Jeff Samardzija, but the right-hander hopes the club is given a full season before a final evaluation is made.

"We need to keep playing well and hopefully let them know we're here and we need a whole year," Samardzija said.

The White Sox are 39-44 after notching seven wins in their last nine games.

"Early in the year, you press a lot," Samardzija admitted. "You've got a lot to prove in a place you watched for so long, you've talked about for so long. You just get excited, so sometimes you've got to pull back and go back to what works for you. For me, it's pounding the zone with my sinker, slider for strikes and the splitter down in the zone."