By Justin Worsley,
The Los Angeles Dodgers and pitcher Jon Garland have agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal, taking the pitcher away from divisional rival San Diego.
Garland, 31, went 14-12 last season with a 3.47 ERA and 136 strikeouts. The right-hander solidifies a pitching rotation that brings back four other 10-game winners.
Garland also pitcher for the Dodgers in 2009, going 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in six starts after the team acquired him in a waiver-wire trade for infielder Tony Abreu. Last season, Garland was the Opening Day starter for the Padres.
Los Angeles also brings back Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Hiroki Kuroda and Ted Lilly.
Garland's deal includes a $3 million in incentives and a. $8 million club option for 2012 which the team will pick up if he pitches more than 190 innings. He has not pitched less than 190 innings since 2001, his second season.
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