Jays Journal » Matt Garza http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Trading for Matt Garza Doesn’t Make Sense for the Blue Jays http://jaysjournal.com/2011/12/30/trading-for-matt-garza-doesnt-make-sense-for-the-blue-jays/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/12/30/trading-for-matt-garza-doesnt-make-sense-for-the-blue-jays/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:57:33 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10369 With the Chicago Cubs primed to rebuild their franchise under new president Theo Epstein, they face a dilemma in what to do with the star of their rotation, Matt Garza. Though Garza is, according to Epstein, “exactly the type of pitcher” that the Cubs would want to build around going forward, the 28-year-old would surely [...]

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]]> With the Chicago Cubs primed to rebuild their franchise under new president Theo Epstein, they face a dilemma in what to do with the star of their rotation, Matt Garza.

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Though Garza is, according to Epstein, “exactly the type of pitcher” that the Cubs would want to build around going forward, the 28-year-old would surely accelerate their rebuilding efforts by bringing back a bounty of prospects if he was traded. This has led to various “reports” linking the Blue Jays to the Cubs and Garza, with ESPN’s Jim Bowden even listing the Jays as the Chicago’s “best fit” in any trade scenario.

Considering the package of players that the Cubs parted with to get Garza in the first place — not to mention the weak pitching market right now — their asking price for him will be astronomical. Combine that with the fact that the Jays’ rotation will already be better in 2012 as-is, the prospects set to knock on the big-league door next season, and the deep list of available free agent starters to choose from next winter, and trading for Garza right now makes no sense for the Jays. (more…)

]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/12/30/trading-for-matt-garza-doesnt-make-sense-for-the-blue-jays/feed/ 32 Darvish Goes To Texas, is Cespedes the Next Jays Target? http://jaysjournal.com/2011/12/20/darvish-goes-to-texas-is-cespedes-the-next-jays-target/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/12/20/darvish-goes-to-texas-is-cespedes-the-next-jays-target/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:20:49 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10367 If you were lucky enough to witness the craziness that was last night on Twitter, you got a glimpse of just how excited Jays fans can become when the Jays make, or are rumored to be making, big moves. No, Yu Darvish was not meant to become a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, so the question [...]

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]]> If you were lucky enough to witness the craziness that was last night on Twitter, you got a glimpse of just how excited Jays fans can become when the Jays make, or are rumored to be making, big moves. No, Yu Darvish was not meant to become a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, so the question becomes this: what now?

There had been reports which pointed to the Jays also being in on Matt Latos, right to the end, which tells us just how involved the Jays have been as they try to improve their pitching. Both of these pitchers, Darvish and Latos, fit the Alex Anthopoulos mold in that they are top flight starters. If he’s going to add a pitcher, it’s going to be one that he believes can step in as a difference maker.

With that in mind, I’ve come up with a few targets that the Jays may covet now that they’re back to square one.

Matt Garza (CHC) 6’4″ 215 lbs (more…)

]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/12/20/darvish-goes-to-texas-is-cespedes-the-next-jays-target/feed/ 58 Win Some, Lose Some, and Then Some http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/06/win-some-lose-some-and-then-some/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/06/win-some-lose-some-and-then-some/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:44:39 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=5127 There are 3 things that have occurred, or are about to occur, recently that affect the 2011 season of the Toronto Blue Jays. Some of them are good for the Jays organization as a whole, some of them are bad, and others depend on the price and the landing spot. The topics in question are [...]

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]]> There are 3 things that have occurred, or are about to occur, recently that affect the 2011 season of the Toronto Blue Jays. Some of them are good for the Jays organization as a whole, some of them are bad, and others depend on the price and the landing spot. The topics in question are the Eric Chavez signing with the Yankees, the Vladimir Guerrero signing with the Orioles, and the possible dealing of Michael Young from the Rangers to another club.

Win Some

Some fans will disagree with me, but I’m ecstatic that the Jays did not add Eric Chavez to their bench for the 2011 season. If he had been added, he would have either taken a bench spot away from a younger – better – healthier option, or would have taken Brett Lawrie‘s spot in AAA at the hot corner, which would have either pushed him down to AA or to another position. Either one is a bad option at this point and the Jays are better off with him in New York. (more…)

]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/06/win-some-lose-some-and-then-some/feed/ 5 How the Matt Garza Trade Affects the Blue Jays http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/10/how-the-matt-garza-trade-affects-the-blue-jays/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/10/how-the-matt-garza-trade-affects-the-blue-jays/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:27:27 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4078 Officially announced on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays shipped out Matt Garza and his squirrel tail goatee, along with Fernando Perez and Zach Rosscup to the Chicago Cubs for Sam Fuld and minor-leaguers Christopher Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos, and Hak-Ju-Lee. The Blue Jays weren’t involved, and sure, eight player trades are more of a [...]

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]]> Officially announced on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays shipped out Matt Garza and his squirrel tail goatee, along with Fernando Perez and Zach Rosscup to the Chicago Cubs for Sam Fuld and minor-leaguers Christopher Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos, and Hak-Ju-Lee.

The Blue Jays weren’t involved, and sure, eight player trades are more of a rarity nowadays, but why should Jays fans care about this deal?

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Reason #1

The first reason is the most obvious one: Matt Garza is no longer in the American League. Jays fans should be rejoicing and partying in the streets over this one, because Garza was one of the Jays’ biggest headaches on the Rays’ roster.

Outside of James Shields, no starting pitcher on the Rays’ staff had faced the Jays more. In Garza’s 13 starts against Toronto, the Jays mustered just a .294 on base percentage and .320 slugging percentage against him, good for a .615 OPS. The Jays posted their lowest OPS against Garza in his career over any of Garza’s teammates that included James Shields (.783 OPS), David Price (.663 OPS),  Wade Davis (.667 OPS), and Jeff Niemann (.688 OPS). Garza had faced the Jays more than any other team aside from the Boston Red Sox, and to make matters worse, excluding his one appearance against the Phillies and Padres, the Jays had the lowest OPS against Garza out of all the teams he had faced in his career. (more…)

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