Probably the biggest story of the past few days in this post-All-Star game period is the potential trade of Matt Garza from the Cubs to anywhere else, which completely fell apart for Texas. The Cubs tried to jump the gun and get something for Garza ten days before they had to, asking teams for their best offers now, presumably in an attempt to get good prospects before they are moved in other deals. It's a logical move, but you can't really hold another team's feet to the fire like you can at 3:58 PM on July 31st, when teams get desperate and show their hands, finally indicating the prospects they're willing to deal.
Starters for July 22nd (and thank goodness there's so many games on a Monday!)
The best matchup I see is for the two guys who pitched first and second for the AL in the All-Star game, Scherzer vs. Sale at Chicago. The Pale Hose are in the crapper this year and don't have much of a farm system to speak of (Baseball America ranks them 26th) but they aren't interested in trading Sale and I don't blame them - he has too many years of team control and the Sox could easily get back into contention. You also have Tom Gorzelanny making his first start in a while. Matt Garza might get a start in before he gets traded, or he could get the Ubaldo Jimenez treatment (he got traded mid-game after pitching an inning. You would think Cleveland would have re-evaulated after seeing him give up four runs.) He coincidentally is also throwing. Yu Darvish is coming off the DL - you see a lot more players take the DL stint this time of year over working through an injury since the All-Star break keeps a player off the field regardless.
Don't forget, Big Gorzy is pitching. Enjoy the games today. Too bad there's no day ball!
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