Hugh Duffy (1866)
Fred Tenney (1871)
Bob Johnson (1905)
Lefty Gomez (1908)
Howard Easterling (1911)
Eddie Miller (1916)
Bob Elliott (1916)
Jeff Torborg (1941)
Larry Gura (1947)
Richie Hebner (1947)
Jorge Orta (1950)
Jay Howell (1955)
Bob Walk (1956)
Mike Moore (1959)
Harold Reynolds (1960)
Chuck Finley (1962)
Brian Schneider (1976)
Matt Garza (1983)
Fred Tenney (1871)
Bob Johnson (1905)
Lefty Gomez (1908)
Howard Easterling (1911)
Eddie Miller (1916)
Bob Elliott (1916)
Jeff Torborg (1941)
Larry Gura (1947)
Richie Hebner (1947)
Jorge Orta (1950)
Jay Howell (1955)
Bob Walk (1956)
Mike Moore (1959)
Harold Reynolds (1960)
Chuck Finley (1962)
Brian Schneider (1976)
Matt Garza (1983)
Infielder Howard Easterling was a star in the Negro Leagues in
the 1930s and 1940s.
Right-hander Matthew Scott
Garza appeared in 26 games for the Twins in 2006-2007. He was born in
Selma, California, went to high school in Washington Union, California,
went to Cal State-Fresno, and was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in
2005. He played at every level in the Twins’ minor league system, but did
not stay anywhere very long, as he was promoted rapidly. He reached the
majors in mid-August of 2006 and went 3-6, 5.76, numbers which are made to look
much worse by a terrible first outing (his ERA drops by a run if you throw it
out). He started 2007 back in AAA, but was in the Twins’ rotation by
mid-season and did okay. As a Twin, he was 8-13, 4.47, although with a
1.60 WHIP. It appeared that he might be in the Twins’ rotation for some
time, but instead he was traded to Tampa Bay with Eduardo Morlan and Jason
Bartlett for Brendan Harris, Jason Pridie, and Delmon Young. Garza was
immediately installed into the Rays’ rotation and was a solid starter for
three seasons, posting ERAs in the high threes and WHIPs around 1.25.
After the 2010 season, he was traded again, this time to the Cubs. He
again had a solid season as a member of their starting rotation in 2011, and
was doing so in 2012 until he suffered an elbow injury in late July that forced
him to miss the rest of the season. He came back in 2013 and was pitching
well for the Cubs when he was traded to Texas in late July, for whom he pitched
not quite as well but still decently. A free agent after the season, he
signed with Milwaukee and had another good year for them in 2014. He
stumbled badly in 2015, however, having by far the worst season of his career
and missing significant time due to a shoulder injury. He came back in
2016 and did better, but nothing special. For his career, Matt Garza is
87-97, 4.03, 1.31 WHIP. He turns thirty-three today. He'll probably
be given another chance in 2017, but he's going to need to show that he's
healthy and that he can be more effective if he's going to pitch a lot longer.
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