ChicagoDawg1991
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I for one believe, that doing this would be the right move. As mentioned in a previous thread, the Sox should have pursued Garza if the Cubs were going to trade him before his injury but now, I really believe the Cubs should keep Matt Garza and lock him up for next year and beyond.
Is his 2012 season now in jeopardy with an elbow injury? Absolutely but i'm not talking about now, i'm talking about next year. Why should we keep him? Lets face it, there is NO ONE in the Iowa organization that's even remotely close to being major league ready! His salary at $9.5 Million isn't too bad either unless you aren't a fan of big money contracts.
Garza is not a bad pitcher to keep. In his 2 years in Chicago, he is 15-17 with a 3.52 ERA in 49 games and starts with 31 of them being quality starts. However the Cubs offense has failed the 28 year old Selma, California native many times whenever he threw a strong 6+ innings. Just his pitching has given the Cubs every opportunity to win every time he pitches.
For the future of the Cubs, they need to have a pitcher like that and hence why they should consider KEEPING him. That however is completely up to Cubs General Manager Jed Hoyer but I strongly would consider having Garza on the staff regardless but I really hope Hoyer takes it into consideration
Is his 2012 season now in jeopardy with an elbow injury? Absolutely but i'm not talking about now, i'm talking about next year. Why should we keep him? Lets face it, there is NO ONE in the Iowa organization that's even remotely close to being major league ready! His salary at $9.5 Million isn't too bad either unless you aren't a fan of big money contracts.
Garza is not a bad pitcher to keep. In his 2 years in Chicago, he is 15-17 with a 3.52 ERA in 49 games and starts with 31 of them being quality starts. However the Cubs offense has failed the 28 year old Selma, California native many times whenever he threw a strong 6+ innings. Just his pitching has given the Cubs every opportunity to win every time he pitches.
For the future of the Cubs, they need to have a pitcher like that and hence why they should consider KEEPING him. That however is completely up to Cubs General Manager Jed Hoyer but I strongly would consider having Garza on the staff regardless but I really hope Hoyer takes it into consideration