Earlier the Cubs acquired Mike Olt, CJ Edwards, Justin Grimm and a player to be named later for Matt Garza. Over the next two days I'm going to write short pieces on each of these players before a final analysis. Mike Olt is the center piece of the trade. He was ranked the 22nd best prospect in baseball by both Baseball …
Cubs trade Matt Garza to Rangers for Mike Olt, CJ Edwards, Justin Grimm and PTBNL ***UPDATED***
It appears it's back on. The Cubs are about to trade Matt Garza to the Rangers for Mike Olt and others once again. I'm surprised by this since I figured Olt was the reason the trade broke down in the first place. Sources: Garza will not pitch tonight for #Cubs, deal with #Rangers near. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 22, …
Could a Matt Garza trade get done with the Rangers?
A couple days ago it seemed imminent that the Rangers and Cubs were close to a Matt Garza trade. The Rangers number 2 prospect, Mike Olt, was believed to be the center piece of the package. Their number 7 prospect, Luis Sardinas, was also thought to be included, along with Neil Ramirez and CJ Edwards. The Cubs may also have been adding …
Matt Garza trade to the Rangers nearly complete? ***UPDATED***
Of course there's a mystery team involved at this point. There always is. However, Jim Bowden claims the Cubs and Rangers will get a trade done and, unfortunately, Neil Ramirez will be the "center piece" of the trade for Matt Garza. The Rangers – Cubs…Matt Garza deal will get done and Neil Ramirez will be center piece according to source …
Cubs and Rangers getting closer to trading Matt Garza
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs and Rangers are getting closer to an agreement on Matt Garza. One official tells Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that the Cubs and Rangers are “getting closer” on a Garza trade (Twitter link). Rosenthal adds that third base prospect Mike Olt is “possibly” in play, but the two sides are discussing prospects from multiple …
Series Preview: Anaheim Angels of Disneyland (43-45) at Chicago Cubs (39-48)
On June 9th, the Cubs (25-35) and Angels (27-36) had very similar records, and things weren't looking so rosy for the Angels. Since then they've begun digging themselves out of their hole, going 16-9 over that span including two road series sweeps…and climbed into third place in their stacked division. Angels Cubs wRC+ 109 (5th) 89 (23rd) BSR -2.8 (17th) …
Ben Badler on the Cubs’ IFA Pickle
Baseball America’s international free agency guru Ben Badler was on the Baseball America Podcast today, where he discussed many of the issues we’ve been debating around these parts related to the Cubs’ sticky situation. It was a very informative interview, so I have transcribed extensively. To date, Badler has correctly predicted the signing team for 20 of the 22 signed free agents from his …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (35-45) at Oakland Athletics (48-35)
When I checked the schedule before my work trip to San Francisco two weeks ago, I was bummed that the A's weren't also in town to allow me to knock another stadium off my list. When I got there, I was glad that they weren't in town, as raw sewage backed up through the drains and flooded both clubhouses and …
Cubs Sign SS Gleyber Torres and RHP Jefferson Mejia, a Complete IFA Roundup
The Cubs have signed international top prospects Gleyber Torres (SS) and Jefferson Mejia. Additional signings may have to wait on a trade to acquire more cap space.
Matt Garza’s trade value
It's assumed by many that Matt Garza's trade value is high enough that he will almost certainly be traded. As I was last year, I remain unconvinced. Before we get into his actual trade value, the Cubs have three options with Garza. Trade Qualifying offer at the end of the season Sign extension The first two are connected and the …