P Matt Garza #28
Age: 62 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
P MATT GARZA #28 - AGE: 62 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 5 6 8
Movement 11 9 12 11
Control 11 10 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 8
Slider 5 6
Curveball 5 9
Sinker 9 9
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 7
Defense 10
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Often speaks without thinking.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Low: Leader
Birthday:11/26/1983
Born in:Selma, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 83 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2006 Minnesota - MLB 22 10 9 3 6 0 5.76 50.0 62 33 32 6 23 38 0 0 1.70 .339 4.69 0.6 79
2007 Minnesota - MLB 23 16 15 5 7 0 3.69 83.0 96 44 34 8 32 67 0 0 1.54 .349 4.14 1.4 122
2008 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 30 30 11 9 0 3.70 184.2 170 83 76 19 59 128 3 2 1.24 .271 4.22 2.7 116
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 32 32 8 12 0 3.95 203.0 177 93 89 25 79 189 0 0 1.26 .273 4.27 2.7 108
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 33 32 15 10 1 3.91 204.2 193 94 89 28 63 150 3 1 1.25 .273 4.49 1.6 103
2011 Chicago - MLB 27 31 31 10 10 0 3.32 198.0 186 90 73 14 63 197 2 0 1.26 .309 2.98 5.2 118
2012 Chicago - MLB 28 18 18 5 7 0 3.91 103.2 90 48 45 15 32 96 0 0 1.18 .271 4.26 1.0 102
2013 Chicago - MLB 29 11 11 6 1 0 3.17 71.0 61 26 25 8 20 62 0 0 1.14 .268 3.80 1.0 122
2013 Texas - MLB 29 13 13 4 5 0 4.38 84.1 89 47 41 12 22 74 1 0 1.32 .307 4.03 1.0 89
2013 Total - MLB 29 24 24 10 6 0 3.82 155.1 150 73 66 20 42 136 1 0 1.24 .290 3.92 2.0 101
2014 Milwaukee - MLB 30 27 27 8 8 0 3.64 163.1 143 77 66 12 50 126 1 1 1.18 .268 3.61 2.5 103
2015 Milwaukee - MLB 31 26 25 6 14 0 5.63 148.2 176 102 93 23 57 104 0 0 1.57 .317 4.98 0.1 70
2016 Atlanta - MLB 32 25 10 1 7 0 6.38 72.0 103 55 51 17 16 44 0 0 1.65 .341 6.03 -1.0 63
Total MLB 272 253 82 96 1 4.10 1566.1 1546 792 714 187 516 1275 10 4 1.32 .293 4.18 18.8 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Tennessee - AA 29 2 2 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1.33 .200 4.53 0.0 268
2013 Iowa - AAA 29 2 2 1 0 0 0.96 9.1 6 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0.64 .250 1.59 0.4 416
2018 Louisville - AAA 34 13 11 3 7 0 4.27 71.2 71 37 34 10 25 44 0 0 1.34 .271 4.72 -0.1 86
2019 Louisville - AAA 35 31 18 7 8 0 3.76 127.0 130 54 53 7 37 70 1 0 1.31 .292 3.94 1.5 106
2020 Louisville - AAA 36 33 0 3 2 1 4.35 51.2 61 25 25 1 21 33 0 0 1.59 .364 3.47 0.3 84
2021 Louisville - AAA 37 20 0 3 0 0 5.50 36.0 46 22 22 2 18 14 0 0 1.78 .328 4.52 -0.3 67
2022 Pensacola - AA 38 16 0 2 2 0 1.83 34.1 25 8 7 1 7 23 0 0 0.93 .242 2.90 0.6 210
2022 Louisville - AAA 38 18 0 0 2 0 11.70 20.0 33 29 26 2 22 5 0 0 2.75 .369 7.55 -0.9 32
Total IL 115 29 16 19 1 4.70 306.1 341 167 160 22 123 166 1 0 1.51 .310 4.35 88.2
Total PCL 2 2 1 0 0 0.96 9.1 6 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0.64 .250 1.59 415.9
Total SL 18 2 2 3 0 1.79 40.1 29 9 8 1 11 25 0 0 0.99 .235 3.14 218.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2006 Minnesota - MLB P 10 9 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 50.0 1.08 -0.1 .000
2007 Minnesota - MLB P 16 15 1 10 0 13 2 .846 83.0 1.19 -0.3 .000
2008 Tampa Bay - MLB P 30 30 14 11 0 27 2 .926 184.2 1.22 -0.6 .000
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB P 32 32 10 11 1 22 1 .955 203.0 0.93 -0.7 .000
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB P 33 32 10 13 0 24 1 .958 204.2 1.01 -0.8 .000
2011 Chicago - MLB P 31 31 10 16 1 33 7 .788 198.0 1.18 -0.9 .000
2012 Chicago - MLB P 18 18 4 12 0 19 3 .842 103.2 1.39 -0.6 .000
2013 Texas - MLB P 13 13 7 7 0 16 2 .875 84.1 1.49 -0.4 .000
2013 Chicago - MLB P 11 11 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 71.0 1.27 -0.3 .000
2013 Iowa - AAA P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Tennessee - AA P 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Milwaukee - MLB P 27 27 11 15 0 29 3 .897 163.1 1.43 -0.8 .000
2015 Milwaukee - MLB P 26 25 9 16 0 26 1 .962 148.2 1.51 +0.8 .000
2016 Atlanta - MLB P 25 10 7 11 0 18 0 1.000 72.0 2.25 +0.4 1.074
2018 Louisville - AAA P 13 11 6 10 1 18 2 .889 71.2 2.01 -0.4 .992
2019 Louisville - AAA P 30 18 4 21 0 26 1 .962 127.0 1.77 +0.8 1.121
2020 Louisville - AAA P 33 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 51.2 1.39 -0.5 .991
2021 Louisville - AAA P 19 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 -0.9 .737
2022 Louisville - AAA P 17 0 3 5 0 10 2 .800 20.0 3.60 -0.2 .988
2022 Pensacola - AA P 15 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 34.1 1.31 -0.2 .000
TOTAL P 403 282 122 172 4 321 27 .916 1907.0 1.39 -5.6 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2002 Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 40th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington Union HS (Fresno, CA). Did not sign.
06/07/2005 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (25th) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Fresno (Fresno, CA).
11/28/2007 Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with P Eddie Morlan and IF Jason Bartlett for IF Brendan Harris, OF Jason Pridie, and OF Delmon Young.
01/08/2011 Traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Chicago Cubs with OF Fernando Perez and P Zac Rosscup for IF Hak-Ju Lee, P Chris Archer, C Robinson Chirinos, OF Sam Fuld, and OF Brandon Guyer.
07/22/2013 Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers for P Carl Edwards, P Justin Grimm, IF Mike Olt, and a PTBNL (P Neil Ramirez - 08/23/2013).
01/26/2014 Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
04/01/2016 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves, along with SS Orlando Arcia, in exchange for SP Julio Teheran.
08/17/2016 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
07/01/2018 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati (AZL) Reds organization.
11/28/2018 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
08/13/2019 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
11/05/2020 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 10 (10).
11/08/2021 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (10).
09/23/2022 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2010 15 10
Year L Rank
2009 12 7
Year HRA Rank
2010 28 4
Year BB Rank
2009 79 2
Year K Rank
2009 189 9
2011 197 9
Year WP Rank
2010 12 5
Year BABIP Rank
2008 .271 7
2009 .273 4
2010 .273 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2011 0.64 10
2014 0.66 9
Year H/9 Rank
2008 8.29 6
2009 7.85 4
Year K/9 Rank
2009 8.38 6
2011 8.95 7
Year CG Rank
2008 3 3
2010 3 8
2011 2 9
Year CGP Rank
2008 .100 5
2010 .094 8
2011 .065 9
Year SHO Rank
2008 2 1
2010 1 3
2014 1 10
Year WAR Rank
2011 6.3 6
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