MATT GARZA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Matt Garza Set to Return for Cubs
Elbow surgery, a lat strain, three rehab starts, and ten months later, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matt Garza will be activated off the disabled list on Tuesday, May 21 to face the Pittsburgh Pirates later that night.
Tuesday will be Garza’s first start since July 21, 2012, the longest period of time that Garza has been absent from professional baseball in his career.
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Cubs’ Matt Garza says he is Ready: Saturday session may determine
The Chicago Cubs may soon have a very nice problem: six
starting pitchers. Matt Garza has completed four rehab starts, and he feels
that he can return to the Cubs’ rotation. MLB.com’s Carrie Muskat tweeted Garza’s
confidence early on May 17.
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— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) May...
Garza's Better Balls Win Battle of the Rehabbers
Matt Garza looked all tuned up and ready to go tonight at Principal Park as he tossed six scoreless innings that required only 75 pitches by my count. Maybe it was the balls. More on those later. He also fielded his one chance with the glove flawlessly.
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The Cubs and the Six Man Rotation
With Matt Garza about a week or two away from coming off the disabled list, and rejoining the Chicago Cubs starting rotation, the talk has been ongoing about who should be bumped when he returns. This is a tough decision because all five men who are currently in the rotation are pitching well. In fact they are exceeding any and all expectations even the most optimistic fan might...
Cubs close to activating Garza
Matt Garza could rejoin the Cubs’ rotation after Thursday’s rehab start with Triple-A Iowa. Garza has been Sidelined due to his lat.
Garza lasted just 3 1/3 frames in his last rehab start, but three 66 pitches in the contest
Cubs manager Dale Sveum said the righty threw with a lot of “aggressiveness” in his bullpen session on Monday.
“We just have to get him built...
Cubs’ Matt Garza possible return May 21
Chicago Cubs' starting pitcher Matt Garza continues to show remarkable
progress. Garza completed his third rehab outing, throwing 3.1 scoreless
innings for the Cubs’ Double-A Tennessee Smokies on May 12. He
has now pitched a total of 9.1 innings and allowed only two runs. He has walked four but struck
out five.
The biggest concern for Garza is getting his pitch...
Matt Garza reportedly rips Cubs fans on Twitter for their negativity
Matt Garza is one of very few athletes who keeps his Twitter account locked. With all the nasty stuff that fans can say while hiding behind a computer, keeping a private account likely helps with tuning out some of the critics. Apparently not all of them.
Following an incredibly disappointing season in 2012, the Chicago Cubs are off to a slow start this year. They are currently 9...
No setbacks for Cubs' Matt Garza, July trade still possible
The Chicago Cubs are still building their identity, but they feel confident in the direction they are going. What the team will have to focus on is building young stable players going forward and trading ones they can't/shouldn't keep when the right opportunity presents. That opportunity could be this July if Matt Garza can return healthy. And the word is, he is doing...
Obstructed View Daily Facepalm 4.28.13 – The Matt Garza Trade Revisited
The Matt Garza trade, revisited
Bruce Miles has a piece looking back at the Matt Garza trade over at The Daily Herald. I still go back and forth on the trade myself. On one hand, it was emblematic of Hendry crippling the future in a futile attempt to save his job. The Cubs were not going to be very good in the future, and from a strategic standpoint it was a dumb trade to weaken...
Another Matt Garza setback and what to do with Scott Feldman
Matt Garza's rehab start was scratched the other day due to soreness in the arm. It's being called dead arm, which is common for players. It's especially common for those coming back from an injury. Most pitchers go through it at some point during the season. The Cubs are saying it's only muscular, which is good news.
Garza recently has had bone-related issues with...
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