The Arizona Republic reports that Jon Garland and the Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with an option for 2010.
According to the newspaper, “Garland’s guaranteed money is believed to be in the $6 million to $8 million range” and it sounds like the option is a mutual one. Garland reportedly turned down a two-year, $14 million offer from Arizona last week. Jan. 28 – 11:35 am et

I think this was kinda high. Perhaps it didn’t help lower Sheets’ price tag.

Diamondbacks signed RHP Jon Garland, who had been with the Angels, to a one-year, $6.25 million contract with a mutual option for 2010.
The mutual option is worth $10 million and the Diamondbacks can buy it out for $2.5 million. If Garland declines the option himself, he’ll get $1 million. It seems unlikely that Arizona will want to pay him $10 million for 2010, so the deal basically becomes a one-year, $8.75 million contract for a guy who had a 4.90 ERA and 90/59 K/BB ratio in 196 2/3 innings last season. Garland has been very durable, starting 32 or 33 games in seven straight seasons, but he’s an expensive innings eater for a team that supposedly had budget problems.