Matt Garza

[PrinceEatMeat]

Moving Weeks frees up money, but who is going to take him without us either paying a bunch of money or taking on a salary dump of theirs?

 

If they take minimal compensation they'll be able to dump a decent amount of his salary on a team with a need a 2B.

[trwi7]

Who is Garza's agent? My degree of belief of the rumor is tied to the name of his agent.

 

Nez Balelo, same agent as Braun.

[fondybrewfan]

Garza would immediately improve my outlook for the team in 2014; and I already was more optimistic than most.

[torts]

Who is Garza's agent? My degree of belief of the rumor is tied to the name of his agent.

 

Nez Balelo (aka, Brauns agent)

[torts]

@JP_Breen :

Theory: #Brewers are pursuing Matt Garza on a minor-league deal under the assumption that he'll transition to first base

[sauveb]

Who is Garza's agent? My degree of belief of the rumor is tied to the name of his agent.

 

Nez Balelo, same agent as Braun.

 

And that makes this rumor much more believable.

[Warning Track Power]

Garza would immediately improve my outlook for the team in 2014; and I already was more optimistic than most.

If Yo returns to pre-2013 form, Lohse remains what he has been for the past three seasons and Garza puts up Cub Garza numbers, the Brewers have 3 legitimate #2s in their rotation.

 

Things could get interesting...

[DR28]

Garza would immediately improve my outlook for the team in 2014; and I already was more optimistic than most.

 

NO KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm starting to get super excited about this.

 

With our Offense having everyone back, adding Reynolds power at 1B and potentially adding Garza to our rotation... We could be in for some big things!!!

[MVP2110]

Agreed, a rotation of Lohse Gallardo Garza Estrada Peralta could compete with a lot of teams, especially when you consider we have one of the best offenses in the nl, could also mean a move of Thornburg to the pen where I think he could really excel

[trwi7]

Rosenthal reporting it now. Saying 4/52, which seems really low to me.

 

[Warning Track Power]

4 years $52 million

[pogokat]

as a rumor or a done thing?

[torts]

rumor

[Warning Track Power]

Looks like discussions still but having numbers out there makes it sound close to me.

[Fear The Chorizo]

52M over 4 yrs? Not exactly a fan of the length for a guy with arm concerns, but the annual pricetag would be quite palatable in today's pitching market.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Man, I would love this signing if those are the numbers. Would've preferred 3 years instead of 4, but I'll take it.

[jjkoestler]

4/52 would be a steal. I hope this is true.

[MVP2110]

Not a bad deal at all, I think this team can now truly compete for the division. Probably not favorites but we have the rotation and the lineup to compete

[torts]

$13m a year? and not losing a first rd pick for a 30 year old SP? im into that

[fondybrewfan]

I said right away that 4/50 is what I would be OK with. I am would be very happy if this works out.

[Fear The Chorizo]

If this ends up happening, Garza would've signed essentially the same contract (4 yrs 52M) as Edwin Jackson did last offseason.

[berniego17]

According to Rosenthal it is done pending a physical

[B2k1121]

Nice work OP! Love the signing.

[MVP2110]

Nice work OP! Love the signing.

Good point, this guy broke it before any blogger or writer, congrats

[trwi7]

I have it on basically no real authority - a friend of a friend who claims to have a "source" which he will not identify - that the Brewers are close to signing Matt Garza and supposedly will sign him tomorrow.

 

Yes, that rumor is about as reliable as it sounds, in part because I haven't heard any grumblings of this prior to today. Thought I'd at least throw it out there to see what people thought about the prospect of offering Garza. Obviously would depend heavily on the contract he would be given.

 

I give this friend of a friend an e-cookie.