| 6/16/2013 7:42:00 PM |
Description: Chicago righthander Matt Garza pitched brilliantly Sunday against New York, but his bullpen let him down by coughing up a three-run lead in the ninth inning. | Insight: Garza (1-1, 4.98 ERA) breezed through seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks while collecting five punchouts. Maybe his bullpen will keep it together the next time he pitches Friday against Houston. | | |
| 5/21/2013 10:33:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) allowed just one hit and no runs in five innings Tuesday against the Pirates in his first start since July 21, 2012. | Insight: Garza suffered an elbow injury last July, and while he has been completely healed for awhile, he went down with a lat strain in spring training and missed the first seven weeks of the season. The right-hander should post an ERA under 4.00 with close to a strikeout per inning, but he won't win many games on this team. | | |
| 5/21/2013 5:12:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) has been activated from the DL and will start Tuesday against the Pirates. | Insight: Garza has spent the entire season on the disabled list after suffering a lat strain during spring training. He also missed the final two months last year with an elbow injury, but that injury is completely healed. Garza should be activated in all leagues Tuesday. | | |
| 5/18/2013 4:15:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) will make his season debut Tuesday against the Pirates, according to Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald. | Insight: Garza has spent the entire season on the disabled list after suffering a lat strain during spring training. He also missed the final two months last year with an elbow injury, but that injury is completely healed. Garza's return will bump Carlos Villanueva to the bullpen. | | |
| 5/17/2013 12:15:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) three six scorelss innings in a rehab start and will throw a bullpen session on Saturday. If all goes well he could be activated and starting next week. | Insight: Garza was a 15 game winner back in 2010 (with Tampa Bay), but has just 15 wins in two seasons with the Cubs. His ERA has been under four in six consecutive seasons and he's a decent low end fantasy starter. | | |
| 5/3/2013 10:48:00 AM |
Description: According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) could rejoin the rotation during the May 17-19 home series against New York. | Insight: Garza will make his second rehab start Monday for Triple-A Iowa. He'll be evaluated after his third rehab start to determine whether he needs a fourth. If he doesn't, he'll be activated during that series against the Mets. | | |
| 5/1/2013 7:18:00 PM |
Description: Chicago righthander Matt Garza's return from a lat injury is not imminent. He'll need at least three rehab starts before he's ready to face major league hitters. SOURCE: Carrie Muskat, MLB.com | Insight: If that timetable is accurate, the earliest we'd see Garza back in a Cubs uniform would be mid-May. Garza hasn't pitched in a game at the big league level since last July. | | |
| 4/25/2013 9:00:00 PM |
Description: According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Cubs starter Matt Garza could be ready to make a rehab start by the end of next week. | Insight: That's the second positive review we've heard today about Garza's recovery from a strained lat. He should be back to reclaim his position as Chicago's No. 1 starter sometime early next month. | | |
| 4/25/2013 5:02:00 PM |
Description: Cubs righty Matt Garza's "dead arm" is feeling better and he'll be able to make a rehab start this week, according to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. He has been out since spring training due to a lat injury. | Insight: Garza was scratched from a rehab start Wednesday after experiencing the condition following a bullpen session Sunday, but he looks to be back on track and will return sometime in May. | | |
| 4/23/2013 10:51:00 PM |
Description: Cubs righty Matt Garza (lat) has been scratched from his scheduled rehab start Wednesday due to a "dead arm." SOURCE: Gordon Wittenmyer, Chicago Sun-Times | Insight: Garza has been experiencing the condition since Sunday's bullpen session. He'll throw another bullpen by the end of the week and get his rehab start rescheduled. The best case scenario is that we'll see Garza back in the first week of May. | | |
| 4/19/2013 7:39:00 PM |
Description: Cubs righthander Matt Garza had his rehab start Friday cancelled because of bad weather conditions. Instead, he'll get the ball for Double-A Tennessee next Wednesday. SOURCE: Jesse Rogers, ESPN Chicago | Insight: He's been working his way back from a lat injury and it looks like he could be back in the major leagues by the end of the month. He's Chicago's best pitcher when he's healthy. | | |
| 4/16/2013 9:18:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) will begin his rehab assignment for Chicago's Low-A team Friday. SOURCE: Gordon Wittenmeyer, Chicago Sun-Times | Insight: The Cubs are treating the game as if it is his first spring training start, so we could still be a month away from rejoining the big league team. | | |
| 3/31/2013 4:11:00 PM |
Description: Chicago ace Matt Garza has been placed on the DL with a strained lat muscle. | Insight: Garza has resumed throwing but he's still at least a month away from pitching in a major league game. Garza would have been the Cubs' Opening Day starter but instead, they'll turn to Jeff Samardzija Monday against Pittsburgh. | | |
| 3/13/2013 6:44:00 PM |
Description: Cubs starter Matt Garza (lat) threw from 45 and 60 feet on Wednesday, according to ESPN Chicago. | Insight: Garza is expected to be out until mid- to late-April and possibly early May due to a lat strain. | | |
| 3/3/2013 2:55:00 PM |
Description: There have been conflicting reports about when Cubs starter Matt Garza will return from his lat injury. | Insight: Garza told ESPN's Bruce Levine that he's hoping to be back by the second week of April while Chicago Sun-Times beat writer Gordon Wittenmyer is reporting that Garza will be out until May at the earliest. Either way, it sounds like Garza (5-7, 3.91 ERA) won't be available for the team's regular season opener in Pittsburgh on April 1st. | | |
| 2/28/2013 12:23:00 PM |
Description: Chicago Cubs righthander Matt Garza (lat strain) "appears resigned" to missing the first two weeks of the regular season, but manager Dale Sveum says it is "way too early to evaluate" Garza's status. "We're planning on him being ready for the start of the season," Sveum said. SOURCE: Chicago Tribune | Insight: Garza suffered a lat strain 11 days ago and was initially ruled out for a week. He is also coming back from an elbow injury the ended his 2012 season. | | |
| 2/27/2013 7:35:00 PM |
Description: Chicago Cubs righthander Matt Garza (lat strain) is scheduled to resume throwing Thursday. SOURCE: Roger Mooney, CSNChicago.com | Insight: Garza suffered a lat strain about 10 days ago. The right-hander can be counted on for a solid ERA, WHIP and strikeout total this season, but fantasy owners shouldn't expect a ton of wins on a team that has averaged 69 victories over the past three seasons. | | |
| 2/19/2013 12:09:00 PM |
Description: Chicago Cubs righthander Matt Garza had an MRI on his lat strain and nothing worse was found. | Insight: Garza will rest for about a week. The right-hander can be counted on for a solid ERA, WHIP and strikeout total this season, but fantasy owners shouldn't expect a ton of wins on a team that has averaged 69 victories over the past three seasons. | | |
| 2/17/2013 6:07:00 PM |
Description: Cubs righthander Matt Garza left his first live batting practice session Sunday with a strained left lat muscle. SOURCE: Paul Sullivan, Chicago Triune | Insight: Cubs manager Dale Sveum didn't think the injury was too serious. Garza missed the final two months of the 2012 season with elbow problems but said on the first day of camp that he is 100 percent. The right-hander can be counted on for a solid ERA, WHIP and strikeout total this season but fantasy owners shouldn't expect a ton of wins. | | |
| 2/5/2013 11:44:00 AM |
Description: Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza (elbow) threw 30 pitches off a mound Monday with apparently no problems, according to a report by Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago. | Insight: Garza was just 5-7 last season before being shut down, but with solid numbers (3.91 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 96 strikeouts in 103 2/3 IP). He's an impending free agent at the end of the 2013 season, so his name could be in play at the trade deadline. | | |
