Garza to Texas for CJ Edwards, Olt, Grimm & Neil Ramirez

[Castros trade value]

Tim Brown retweeted

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 16s

Sources: Cubs-Rangers deal for Garza hits snag, no longer a certainty. While teams still negotiating, Chicago seeking alternatives to Texas.

 

Loololol.

[Rex Buckingham]

Jeff Passan‏@JeffPassan52s

Sources: Cubs-Rangers deal for Garza hits snag, no longer a certainty. While teams still negotiating, Chicago seeking alternatives to Texas.

 

hahahahaha of course... probably Ramirez's medicals

[ctcf]

NOT BUSTER OLNEY‏@TRIPPINGOLNEY42s

PER REPORTS, GARZA DEAL TO TEXAS HAS HIT SNAG. WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME THE RANGERS WERE ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING SOMETHING OUT AND FAILED

[Heisenberg]

Will someone let me know when this [expletive] [expletive] is over? God this is worse than waiting outside in the cold through Black Friday for a store to open. :read:

[Pushfrog98]

Sounds like a delay of game was called. Looking at 3rd and long from the 20.

 

That was last years trade lingo, right?

[Castros trade value]

Ok, now this has all the makings of Brian Roberts to the Cubs fiasco.

[Guest]

Will someone let me know when this [expletive] [expletive] is over? God this is worse than waiting outside in the cold through Black Friday for a store to open. :read:

 

Are you new to Cubs? Take it easy. Maybe go have some fun tonight, I dunno

[Heisenberg]

Will someone let me know when this [expletive] [expletive] is over? God this is worse than waiting outside in the cold through Black Friday for a store to open. :read:

 

Are you new to Cubs? Take it easy. Maybe go have some fun tonight, I dunno

 

No I'm not new. I want something to happen tonight.

[Guest]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

[Castros trade value]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

 

Trade imminent, this player for that player, drawn out for weeks, never happens, etc. And all of that.

[Guest]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

 

Trade imminent, this player for that player, drawn out for weeks, never happens, etc. And all of that.

 

except in this situation, a loss means we keep a good pitcher

[RammyFanny]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

 

Trade imminent, this player for that player, drawn out for weeks, never happens, etc. And all of that.

 

except in this situation, a loss means we keep a good pitcher

And it also means we don't accept a deal many people are meh on. Just got to hope the hiccup is in Olt's medicals, or finding a third team etc, and not Garza's.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

 

Trade imminent, this player for that player, drawn out for weeks, never happens, etc. And all of that.

 

 

This time it has pushed on 18 months.

[NOLA]

MLB trading deadline is July 31st.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp

[Illini Iceman]

Tim Brown retweeted

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 16s

Sources: Cubs-Rangers deal for Garza hits snag, no longer a certainty. While teams still negotiating, Chicago seeking alternatives to Texas.

 

Loololol.

 

I guess if it is no longer a certainty then it was never a certainty to begin with.

[davell]

I hope its Olt or Ramirez' medicals that are the snag.

[Castros trade value]

Tim Brown retweeted

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 16s

Sources: Cubs-Rangers deal for Garza hits snag, no longer a certainty. While teams still negotiating, Chicago seeking alternatives to Texas.

 

Loololol.

 

I guess if it is no longer a certainty then it was never a certainty to begin with.

 

I'm not certain about anything.

[Outshined_One]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

 

Trade imminent, this player for that player, drawn out for weeks, never happens, etc. And all of that.

 

I just don't want a repeat of the Dempster saga last year, where the Cubs had a really good return ready to go, but that fell apart and the Cubs ended up with a lesser (albeit still good) return.

[Castros trade value]

you guys know we're trading away the best player, right? i don't understand how this is like roberts or peavy. why would it be bad if other teams are involved?

 

Trade imminent, this player for that player, drawn out for weeks, never happens, etc. And all of that.

 

I just don't want a repeat of the Dempster saga last year, where the Cubs had a really good return ready to go, but that fell apart and the Cubs ended up with a lesser (albeit still good) return.

 

That, too.

[Castros trade value]

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 28m

As Garza deal falls through, Rangers and Cubs try to save it. Could James Russell be involved too?

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/garza-trade-to-rangers-falls-through-after-medical-records-exchanged-000611579.html

 

Garza trade to Rangers falls through after medical records exchanged

 

 

A deal sending Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers fell through Friday afternoon, though the teams remain in negotiations while the Cubs continue to seek alternative destinations for Garza, major league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

 

The teams had talked about varying packages for the 29-year-old starter that included third baseman Mike Olt and starting pitchers Neil Ramirez and C.J. Edwards. The Rangers also expressed interest in Cubs left-handed reliever James Russell.

The Rangers remain interested in trading for Garza.

 

 

The breakdown in negotiations came after the teams exchanged medical information on the players involved. One source said the Rangers continue to show interest in dealing for Garza after seeing his medicals.

[Andy]

So, the stall came from our end then?

[rawaction]

Give up Perez and/or Profar and its done Texas. Garza and Russell.

[Castros trade value]

So, the stall came from our end then?

 

My guess is that the Rangers went over the medical records of Garza and started taking: "Bigger Chips" off the table. The Cubs probably said: "Thanks but no thanks"at the chips now being offered.

[Guest]

that makes no sense

[Deeg]

No way Garza's medicals were the issue - they've been an open book since the beginning or serious negotiations never would have gotten started. The issue is almost surely either Olt's or Ramirez' medicals, and the most likely scenario is that the Cubs weren't convinced Olt's vision issues aren't going to be a recurring problem. Even if they intend to flip him they'd still have to deal with that issue with the third team.