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Matt Garza Rumors: Tuesday

The trade deadline is roughly eight hours away, and we learned yesterday that the Cubs are talking Matt Garza with multiple clubs despite a fluid buildup in the righty's triceps that will keep him from pitching until after the deadline passes.  The 28-year-old is under team control for 2013, a season for which he will earn approximately $12.1MM, according to MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz.  The Cubs moved Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson, and Geovany Soto on Monday; here's the latest on Garza.

• The Blue Jays and Rangers had scouts watching Garza's side session on Monday, tweets Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.
• Cubs officials were not overly optimistic about trading Garza today, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
• The Rangers appear unlikely for Garza, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  The Blue Jays and Reds appear to be more realistic matches.  The Blue Jays are believed to have already asked the Cubs permission to conduct a physical exam of Garza, wrote Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star.

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