Update: Jon Garland traded to Dodgers

by Eli Greenspan on Aug 31, 2009 9:12 PM EDT

UPDATE (12:14 am ET)-- The Dodgers and Diamondbacks agreed to a trade that would send Jon Garland to the Dodgers minutes before the deadline. The players the Diamondbacks will receive is not yet known.

SI.com's Jon Heyman is reporting that the Yankees and Rockies are in talks with the Diamondbacks over Jon Garland. The problem with moving Garland now is the amount of money remaining on his contract. Garland has a 10 million dollar mutual option, which holds a buyout 2.5 million dollars or 1 million, depending on which side declines the option.

In his current contract, it also states that if he is traded in 2009 and ends up being a Type-A free agent, the team that acquires him cannot offer him arbitration.

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2009 - Jon Garland	8-11	28	27	1	0	0	0	167.2	188	90	80	19	52	83	4.29	1.43

In his last six starts, Garland is 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA.

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Garland would be a solid pickup for Colorado

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by Andrew Martin on Aug 31, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

So Garland drew interest from the dodgers and rockies

why didn’t the giants try to block him-like they did with Hoffman?

Grab Some Pine Meat!

by Gobroks on Sep 1, 2009 2:21 AM EDT reply actions

why would they agree to trDE WITH IN THE DIVISION? I KNOW THEYR WAY OUT OF THE RACE BUT STILL. THEY SHOULDA OFFERED HIM TO THE REDSOX BECAUSE THEY NEED PITCHING.

by overthemonster on Sep 1, 2009 9:54 AM EDT reply actions