Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt Garza and the Milwaukee Brewers finally have an agreement in place.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a Brewers fan event on Sunday, owner Mark Attanasio said a four- year deal with the free agent pitcher needed only final approval from Major League Baseball and the players association. The team shortly after announced the deal on its Twitter feed.<\/p>\n
Reports on Thursday indicated the two sides had agreed to a $52 million control, but the team later released a statement that said negotiations were still ongoing.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been in contact with the Brewers for quite some time,” Garza said in a conference call. “It was just kind of the right fit. It wasn’t a surprise. I was expecting an open market and that’s what I got. I’m really happy that I’m a Milwaukee Brewer.”<\/p>\n
The top starting pitcher left on the market after Masahiro Tanaka signed with the New York Yankees on Wednesday, Garza was 10-6 with a 3.82 ERA and 136 strikeouts over 155 1\/3 innings in 24 combined starts between the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers last season.<\/p>\n
Garza opened the year with the Cubs before being dealt to the Rangers near the July 31 deadline.<\/p>\n
“Matt is an established top-of-the-rotation pitcher who provides our staff with experience and quality depth,” Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old right-hander, who made only 18 starts in 2012 and has spent time on the disabled list in each of the last three seasons, will join a Milwaukee rotation that includes Yovani Gallardo, Kyle Lohse, Marco Estrada and Wily Peralta.<\/p>\n
Originally a first-round pick of the Minnesota Twins, Garza is 67-67 lifetime with a 3.84 ERA over eight seasons with the Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Cubs and Rangers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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