Showing posts with label Garza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garza. Show all posts

Monday, January 17, 2011

Cubs complete trade for Matt Garza (AP)

Chicago's CHICAGO Cubs acquired right-handed Matt Garza of the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in a trade of eight players.

The 27-year old Garza threw a hitter against Detroit last season, he 15-10 with a 3.91 when era. He spent his first two seasons in the major league with the twins and the last three with rays.

Garza joins the Cubs with fielder Fernando Perez and won Zachary Rosscup.

Jets get two cubs top prospects, right-handed Chris Archer, 15-game winner in two minor league stops season last and 20 years of shortstop Hak - Ju Lee. Including those of Chicago at Tampa Bay are catcher Robinson Chirinos and outfielders Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer.

Garza, who in 2008 ALCS MVP when he won two races was like the Jets advanced to the World Series, joins a rotation Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster is already included.

Garza is 42-44 with six games complete a contract amounted to 3.97 era in the outputs of the League major 121, 118 as a launcher with twins and rays.

Perez spent part of two seasons in the majors with rays (2008-09) and career. 234 Angels with good speed and unique flying ability. He spent last season at Triple-a.

Archer for 22 years has 15-3 in 28 games between Single-A Daytona and Tennessee double-A last season. He was resumed by the Cubs in the framework of the Trade Mark DeRosa Cleveland December 31, 2008.

Lee, who beat. 282-Peoria Single - A last season, originally signed with the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent on March 29, 2008. The Cubs already have for their future in Starlin young Dominican player is Castro.

Garza, who last season 3. 35 million, is the last player to leave the shelves. He will be reunited with Carlos Peno, who previously for a 10 million, has accepted the one year contract with the Cubs first baseman. Among others who left Tampa Bay fielder Carl Crawford, only a $ 142 million, seven-year Récupérée de Boston contract, and analgesic Joaquin Benoit, who obtained a 16.5 million, three-year deal with Detroit.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Cubs Garza of beams in multiplayer deal (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - the Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed Matt Garza in a multiplayer trade with Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Garza, who was the first member of the jets to launch a hitter when he Tigers of Detroit last season, deleted, is the centerpiece of the eight player agreement also saw fielder Fernando Perez and left-handed pitcher Zachary Rosscup at Chicago.

Edited by Tampa are perspective right-handed Chris Archer, catcher Robinson Chirinos, player Hak - Ju Lee and Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer outfielders.

"It is not every day a launcher of big game of Prime Minister and proven in his first becomes available, and we couldn't be happier Matt Garza add to our staff Launcher," General Cubs Manager Jim Hendry said.

"It is impossible to acquire a launcher of the calibre of Matt and does not give some quality talent and Tampa Bay Lightning acquires certainly solid prospects in this agreement.

"But Matt brings a huge arm to help strengthen rotation Launcher formidable, not only for 2011, but for years to come also.

Garza posted a record of the season last 15-10, with a 34-31 and 3.91 era in 95 games big league in the past three years, but is also a proven artist off-season.

The 27 - year - old right-handed earned American League Championship Series most valuable player honors in 2008, the rays world series.

(Written by Steve Keating in Indianapolis; editing by Steve Ginsburg)