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25. Matt Garza

25. Matt Garza
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: November 26, 1983 in Selma, CA USA
  • Weight: 220 lbs.
  • Height: 6'4"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: August 11, 2006
  • Final Game: September 27, 2017
  • ALCS MVP - 2008
 
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With the Tampa Bay Rays for three seasons (2008-10), Matt Garza started 94 Games.  The righthander would win 11 Games in his first year there, but his crowning achievement was in the ALCS, where he won two Games with a 1.38 ERA, an effort that took Tampa to play in their first World Series.

Garza threw for over 200 Innings in the next two seasons, and in 2010 he won a career-high 15 Wins.  He would finish his Rays career with a 34-31 record with 467 Strikeouts.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Eddie Morlan and Jason Bartlett for Brendan Harris, Jason Pridle, and Delmon Young 11/28/07.
  • Departed: Traded to the Chicago Cubs with Fernando Perez and Zac Rosscup for Hak-Ju Lee, Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos, Sam Fuld, and Brandon Guyer 1/8/11.
  • Games Played: 95
  • Notable Statistics: 34 Wins
    31 Losses
    3.86 ERA
    94 Games Started
    6 Complete Games
    3 Shutouts
    1 Game Finished
    1 Save
    592.1 Innings Pitched
    467 Strikeouts
    4.24 FIP
    1.251 WHIP
    2.32 SO/BB
    8.4 bWAR

    5 Playoff Games
    2 Wins
    1 Loss
    3.48 ERA
    5 Games Started
    31 Innings Pitched
    29 Strikeouts
    1.29 WHIP
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    ALCS MVP (2008)
    Most Shutouts (2008)

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