Dodgers get Jon Garland

[DirtyKash]

Ned Colletti is a freakin' genius!

According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Dodgers have acquired 29-year-old right-hander Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks.

[missionhockey21]

I love the move. Garland has pitched terribly at home versus his 3.39 ERA away from home. A move to Dodger stadium will help that home ERA. He also has a 2 something ERA in two starts against the Rockies (I am not sure if they will play again though, haven't checked the schedule.)

[Kingdom]

Hey they didn't even have to deal Kershaw, mofo!

[HollywoodLeo]

I love the move. Garland has pitched terribly at home versus his 3.39 ERA away from home. A move to Dodger stadium will help that home ERA. He also has a 2 something ERA in two starts against the Rockies (I am not sure if they will play again though, haven't checked the schedule.)

Rockies and Dodgers close the regular season against each other.

[Providence A's]

apparently, Arizona is paying the rest of his salary...

Twitter / Steve Gilbert: #Dbacks will pick up the r ...

#Dbacks will pick up the rest of Garland's salary this year as well as the buyout of the option.

and they may be getting this guy as the PTBNL...he has to clear waivers after the season though.

Minor League Baseball: Stats: Player

[DirtyKash]

Tony Abreu? Any relation to Bobby?

[realmofotalk]

When the Diamondbacks agreed Monday to send pitcher Jon Garland and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named, they expected that player to be Tony Abreu, whom they believed could be their second baseman of the future.

They also expected that Abreu would make close to the major-league salary minimum for two seasons and be eligible for salary arbitration the next three years.

What they did not know - and what the Diamondbacks believe they had no way of knowing, according to sources - was that Abreu and the Dodgers were nearing a settlement on a grievance filed in 2007 that would award him extra days of service time and could make him arbitration eligible in 2011 instead of 2012.

According to sources, the Diamondbacks believe the Dodgers did not act in good faith during the trade negotiations by failing to disclose the settlement, which could allow Abreu to earn millions of dollars more before he becomes a free agent.

My guess is that the D-bags will still take Abreu. They just have to start paying him more $$ in 2011 rather than 2012.