Updated: November 5, 2009, 4:35 PM ET
Garland eligible for free agency
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have declined a $10 million mutual option on pitcher Jon Garland for next season, making him eligible for free agency.
The right-hander gets a $2.5 million buyout because the team declined; he would have earned a $1 million buyout if he had declined.
Garland was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks ahead of the July 31 trade deadline for infielder Tony Abreu. He was 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in six games for the Dodgers and didn't make their playoff roster. He was 8-11 with a 4.29 ERA in 27 games with Arizona.
He made $6.25 million this year. Because he was traded, the Dodgers cannot offer him salary arbitration if he is a Type A free agent.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
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