Garland signs with Dodgers

[davell]

1 year for 5 mill with a vesting option of 8 mill if he gets to 190 innings next year. Average pitcher we can now cross off our list anyway. Still see no reason for us to be involved with any mid-rotation guy.

 

As for the Dodgers though, their rotation now sits up Kershaw/Billingsley/Lilly/Kuroda/Garland. I'd venture to say that's one of the best in baseball next year.

[CUBZ99]

That sounds like a good deal for the Dodgers. Guess there was no market for him.

[rawaction]

Well, you can call him mediocre, but you can't call him stupid. He'll get his 8 Mil this year. He gets to pitch 15+ times in a great pitcher's park with about 4-6 more in SD and SF, so 20+ starts in great pitchers parks where a flyball pitcher like himself can give up rockets that will be out of most parks and have them caught at the warning track. He'll post another mid 3s ERA season and possibly get a multi-year deal from some team that thinks he's a lot better than he really is.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

Hopefully that sets the mark for 1 year deals for pitchers like Vasquez, Webb, Harang etc...