this week, David Kaplan of Comcast Sportsnet Chicago reported that the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays were all going after Matt Garza of the Chicago Cubs and had been involved in talks to acquire this starting pitcher.  

Just today, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has reported that the Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins have greatly rammed up efforts to land Garza in a trade with Chicago.  Out of all the teams, the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to have gotten the farthest in trade talks, as they were exclusively talking with Theo Epstein earlier in the week.  

It now seems very likely that the Cubs will make a deal sooner rather than later.  It is true that Epstein is looking for a major deal for Garza, as he believes that he could build the team around an "ace" like Matt Garza.  With recent trades for Matt Latos and Gio Gonzalez bringing back major pieces, the Chicago Cubs know that they have the ability to ...

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