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The Cubs acquired Matt Garza and two non-factor minor leaguers from the Rays, in case you've been living under a rock. While there has been much gnashing of teeth about whether the Cubs gave up too much in return for Garza, the real question is what will be the next move for Jim Hendry and the Cubs?
Thus far this winter, Hendry has acted in direct opposite to what owner Tom Ricketts said the direction of the team would be. Instead of player development, the Cubs have been acquiring veterans and trading away prospects.
Now, this doesn't mean that acquiring Garza is a bad ...
“Now let’s make this an evening Lovers for a night, lovers for tonight Stay here with me, love, tonight Just for an evening When we make Our passion pictures You and me twist up Secret creatures And we’ll stay here Tomorrow go back to being friends”
For those of you not familiar with those lyrics, they are from one of my favorite Dave Matthews songs, “Say Goodbye.” It’s a song about two friends, who decide one night to become lovers and then the next day go back to being friends.
If I had to compare the relationship between the Tampa Bay ...
The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs made a surprising trade Thursday when the Rays agreed to send pitcher Matt Garza, outfielder Fernando Perez and a minor league pitcher to the Cubs for a package of prospects including pitcher Chris Archer, outfielders Brandon Guyer and Sam Fuld, catcher Robinson Chirinos and shortstop Hak-Ju Lee. According to most baseball critics, the Rays received a great package for Garza, probably one that was an overpay for the Cubs. I tend to agree, and I'll make a bold statement:
The Tampa Bay Rays ended up with the best pitcher in the deal—Chris Archer.
Garza, 27, was ...
Tampa Bay Ray fans are watching their team fall apart by the seams of Matt Garza's 95 mile per hour fastball.The Chicago Cubs have acquired SP Matt Garza, a minor league pitcher and OF Fernando Perez for a plethora of young players including OF Sam Fuld and RHP Chris Archer, the 2010 Minor League Baseball Pitcher of the Year. Garza, who threw a no-hitter in 2010, went 15-10 with a 3.91 ERA while being the Rays No. 1 starter. Now, he can pack his bags, as he now moves to Wrigley Field.Garza had an up-and-down season, yet carried the staff of ...
Matt Garza threw a no-hitter in 2010, and topped 200 innings for the second year in a row while posting a 3.91 ERA. He will take that resume from Tampa Bay to Lakeview in 2011, as the Chicago Cubs acquired him Friday in an eight-player deal. Garza is no darling of statistically inclined fans or analysts, but he is a very good pitcher. He throws an excellent fastball, averaging over 93 miles per hour and with good movement, and an A-plus slider. He will be the Cubs' ace by the season's end, although given the modest talent in the rotation ...
Quite similar to the way Jerry Angelo handled the offseason of the Chicago Bears, Jim Hendry has made every move at his disposal this offseason in the hopes of saving his job, albeit with considerably less money.
Heading into the winter of 2010-11, most fans and experts knew that the Cubs did not have much money to invest. They'd have to sign players on a budget and would have to do much of their improvement through trade.
Hendry's first splash of the offseason was signing first baseman Carlos Pena. While many questioned the move due to Pena's .196 batting average, Pena brings ...
The Cubs have agreed to acquire right-handed pitcher Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays for a package of prospects on Friday. The Cubs will send Chris Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos, Hak Ju-Lee and Sam Fuld to the Rays for Garza and a minor-league pitcher and a minor-league outfielder, according to Bruce Levine. Garza is only 27, so he is a young pitcher who will be under club control for three years. So why would the Rays trade him? For one, they are trading from a position of strength. They already have a solid rotation penciled in for 2011. Further, the Rays ...
According to ESPNChicago.com, Matt Garza is going to the North Side of Chicago.
The 27-year-old starting pitcher was put on the trading block by the Rays in an attempt to re-tool their organization. They were looking for a shortstop, a catcher and good young pitching according to the article.
The Cubs in turn traded away: outfielder Sam Fuld, pitcher Chris Archer, outfielder Brandon Guyer, catcher Robinson Chirinos, and shortstop Hak-Ju Lee.
While the Cubs are certainly giving up some young minor league talent, it's not like these guys were going to be coming up and breaking through with the major league team any time ...
On January 4th, Baseball America released its top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 MLB teams for the upcoming season. For the Cubs, only four players from last year's list returned to the list in 2011, with Starlin Castro and Andrew Cashner now members of the MLB team. Not only does the list have a different look, it also has a new No. 1 prospect, and it is someone who did not even crack the top 10 last season. So here is a little closer look at the Cubs' top 10 prospects for the 2011 season, according to Baseball America.Begin Slideshow
I tend not to put up a ton of pieces like this, but this is my favorite day of the baseball year outside of Opening Day. Every year, two friends and I make the trek to the Hall of Fame for induction weekend. A truly great four days. This year, I would certainly be voting for Roberto Alomar, and he should get in. Four others would be on my ballot as well. I ended up leaving Jack Morris off. Just couldn't make the cut with him. These others are fringe candidates. One is likely in, one is a maybe, ...
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