MATT GARZA RUMORS & GOSSIP

Matt Garza Can Absolutely Be Cubs’ Ace For The Future

It’s no secret that the Cubs have more than flirted with the idea of trading stud pitcher Matt Garza this winter. They’ve been rumored to have been close with the Detroit Tigers, and have supposedly held discussions with a number of other teams, including Toronto, Boston, and the Yankees. But Garza remains a Cub. And barring something unforeseen, he will be when the Cubs...
Via Rant Sports  |  52 minutes ago

The Future for Alfonso Soriano, Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster

Saw a couple interesting tidbits the last few days regarding the Cubs: The first was an interview that Cubs GM Jed Hoyer did with Carmen, Yurko and Harry on ESPN Chicago. During the interview, Hoyer indicated that he believed that Alfonso Soriano will be will the Cubs come opening day, meaning its unlikely that the Cubs will be able to trade him. Even though the Cubs are willing...
Via Cubs Billy Goat Blog  |  2 days ago

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Matt Garz & the Chicago Cubs starting rotation preview

Matt Garza (see credits below) The Chicago Cubs starting rotation will have a different look this season.For the first time since 2001, Carlos Zambrano will not be a part of the rotation after being dealt to Miami.That was one of a few deals that the Cubs made to acquire starting pitchers who could be cheap finds in fantasy baseball if they can live up to their billing.Paul Maholm...
Via The Fantasy Fix  |  2 days ago

Cubs Avoid Arbitration With Matt Garza, Agree To One-Year Deal

Much has been made of the case between Matt Garza and the Cubs that was set to head to arbitration this Friday. With the Cubs submitting a salary figure of under $8 million, and Garza’s camp going over $12 million, there was a great deal of intrigue over which way an arbitrator could go. As it turns out, none of that really matters. The Cubs agreed to a one-year deal with Garza...
Via Rant Sports  |  10 days ago

Garza, Cubs agree to 1-year, $9.5M deal

Right-hander Matt Garza has agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, just before the scheduled start of a salary arbitration hearing in St. Petersburg, Fla. Friday's agreement was $725,000 below the midpoint between the $12.5 million the pitcher had asked for in arbitration last month and $7.95 million the Cubs had offered. Garza was acquired from...
Via Fox Sports  |  10 days ago

Cubs pitcher Matt Garza's championship ring stolen

Sheriff's detectives say that an American League Championship ring belonging to Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza has been stolen from his California home. The Fresno Bee reports (http://bit.ly/xnXGSo) that the ring - valued at $30,000 - was taken during a burglary of Garza's home in Fresno County sometime between Jan. 26 and Tuesday. Garza was awarded the ring while playing...
Via AP on Fox  |  11 days ago

Matt Garza Has American League Championship Ring Stolen from Home

Either thieves are just getting smarter and smarter by the day, or professional athletes need to start making use of the fantastic security technology that is available today.  The latest theft victim in sports is Matt Garza.  According to the Fresno Bee, a burglar broke into Garza’s California home last week and stole his 2008 American League Championship ring from when...
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  12 days ago

Matt Garza’s home robbed; $30,000 ALCS ring stolen

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza has been the subject of plenty of talk lately– most of it centered around his future, whether it be in Chicago or elsewhere. Unfortunately, Garza has also made the news today for something much more dire. According to reports, the former Fresno State pitcher and Cubs starter, had his Fresno, California home broken into sometime in the past week...
Via Rant Sports  |  13 days ago

The Chicago Cubs Need To Trade Matt Garza ASAP

I admit that I love Theo Epstein. I look forward to having lunch with Jed Hoyer in a couple weeks, and I am fully prepared to share my thoughts on Matt Garza. It won’t be any different than my conversation with Tim Wiliken 3 days after Matt Garza was traded as I was against it then, and will be against hanging on to him. I’m sorry Cub fans, but Matt Garza is NOT an ace...
Via Rant Sports  |  15 days ago

Matt Garza to The Tigers?

Rumors are surfacing that the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers have had discussions about a trade involving Cubs right-hander Matt Garza. Baseball Prospectus’s Kevin Goldstein tweeted earlier that the Tigers may be willing to include elite pitching prospect Jacob Turner in a deal for Garza. Jacob Turner alone is probably not enough for the Cubs to warrant giving up a pitcher...
Via hardballchat.com  |  January 09, 2012
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