Yes, with an extra 'u'.
Carlos Gomez (maybe +) for Matt Garza.
Interested? I haven't seen any of Garza (don't believe he pitched vs us last year), but from a couple of scouting reports I've seen, he's got tremendous upside. Here is a scouting report from 'j0elee' on NYFS, who gets to see many Twins games:
Matt Garza
Repetoire: 94-97mph 2 seam fastball (has tremendous lateral movement) in a 12-1 O'Clock slot. Best comparable to Schilling in his hay-day.
82-84mph power curveball (hides very well to compliment his fastball) and can throw for strikes at a high rate. 86mph slider (his arm slot changes to more of a 1-2 O'Clock angle) however this is his strikeout pitch. Never throws it for strikes and is usually in the dirt but gets high K-rate. Change-up is in progress, but nothing more than a show me pitch.
Summary: Matt projects to be a top of the rotation starter with minimal risk of arm injury. Very smooth delivery (after the initial herky-jerk motion that he uses in the beginning). Personally he projects to be along the lines of Matt Clement (when Matt has everything working) which is by no means an insult. He can do for a team what Beckett has done for the RedSox.
I think I'd be down with this, what say you?
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I'd like to try to pair Garza up with another starter and possibly a reliever. How about Gomez, Pelfrey/Mulvey (ideally Mulvey), Evans, and Gotay for Garza, Baker, and Jesse Crain. Baker could be a very dependable middle to backend of the rotation guy. Crain was a great setup man who hurt his arm, so he is a bit of a gamble--enough so that maybe they would part with him. Maybe this is pie in the sky thinking.
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