Matt Garza headed to Rangers

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    The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Matt Garza from the Chicago Cubs, the team announced Monday night.

    The Cubs acquired Triple-A infielder Mike Olt, Class A right-hander C.J. Edwards and right-hander Justin Grimm from the Rangers. The Cubs also will receive one or two players to be named later, depending on who they take, as part of the deal.

    Garza was flying to the Dallas/Fort Worth area Monday night and will work out with the Rangers on Tuesday. Texas general manager Jon Daniels said Garza is likely to start Wednesday night against the New York Yankees.

    "He's an extremely talented pitcher," Daniels said. "He's had success in the toughest divisions and the biggest stages. He was throwing the ball as well as anybody right now. He has a power repertoire, who is something that's a little different from what we've got. And he was available.

    "He was in our opinion the best guy on the market, and we wanted to go out and make a push to get him."

    Fox Sports first reported the trade.

    Read more http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/9500209/texas-rangers-trade-matt-garza-chicago-cubs
     

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