SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Spin rate. You might hear a lot about it, but it’s not for Jeff Samardzija.



“Everything’s not going to be ready right now. We don’t need to be talking about spin rate until June,” the Giants pitcher said in camp Wednesday. “I’m just trying to get my arm speed up right now. Without arm speed the ball won’t do what you want it to do.”



That doesn’t mean spin doesn’t figure into a new wrinkle he’s working on this spring. He’s got a new curveball grip, one that’s designed to spin a certain way.



“We’re just trying to get more efficient with the spin,” said Samardzija of his work with new pitching coach Curt Young. “We wanted to do something where we didn’t have to change the wrist to get the spin we wanted.”



The pitcher modeled the before and after of the grips and the spins in the clubhouse. The first, original...