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GARLAND, JON


Nickname:	N/A	Position:	P
Home:	Grandada Hills, California	Team:	PADRES
Height:	6' 6"	Bats:	R
Weight:	215	Throws:	R
DOB:	9/27/1979	Agent:	Craig Landis
Birth City:	Valencia, California	Draft:	Cubs #1 - 1997 - Out of Kennedy H.S. (Calif.)
Uniform #:	27		Cubs #1 - 1997 - Out of Kennedy H.S. (Calif.)

YR	LEA	TEAM	SAL(K)	G	IP	H	SO	BB	GS	CG	SHO	SV	W	L	OBA	ERA
1997	AZL	Cubs		10	40	37	39	10	7	0	0	0	3	2		2.70
1998	MWL	ROCKFORD		19	107	124	70	45	19	1		0	4	7		5.03
1998	SAL	HICKORY		5	27	36	19	13	5	0	0	0	1	4		5.40
1999	CAR	WINSTON-SALEM		19	119	109	84	39	19	2		0	5	7		3.33
1999	SL	BIRMINGHAM		7	39	39	27	18	7	0	0	0	3	1		4.38
2000	IL	CHARLOTTE		16	104	99	63	32	16	2		0	9	2		2.26
2000	AL	WHITE SOX	$200.00	15	70	82	42	40	13	0	0	0	4	8		6.46
2001	IL	CHARLOTTE		5	33	31	26	11	5	1	0	0	0	3		2.73
2001	AL	WHITE SOX		35	117	123	61	55	16	0	0	1	6	7		3.69
2002	AL	WHITE SOX	$275.00	33	193	188	112	83	33	1	1	0	12	12		4.58
2003	AL	WHITE SOX	$375.00	32	192	188	108	74	32	0	0	0	12	13		4.51
2004	AL	WHITE SOX	$2,300.00	34	217	223	113	76	33	1	0	0	12	11		4.89
2005	AL	WHITE SOX	$3,400.00	32	221	212	115	47	32	3	3	0	18	10		3.50
2006	AL	WHITE SOX	$7,000.00	33	211.1	247	112	41	32	1	1	0	18	7	0.294	4.51
2007	AL	WHITE SOX	$10,000.00	32	208.1	219	98	57	32	2	1	0	10	13	0.27	4.23
2008	NL	ANGELS	$12,000.00	32	196.2	237	90	59	32	1	0	0	14	8	0.303	4.90
2009	NL	DIAMONDBACKS	$6,250.00	27	167.2	188	83	52	27	1	0	0	8	11	0.286	4.29
2009	NL	DODGERS		6	36.1	37	26	9	6	0	0	0	3	2	0.262	2.72
2010	NL	PADRES	$4,700.00	27	164	141	106	74	27	0	0	0	13	9	0.236	3.29

PERSONAL:
Jon comes out of the San Fernando Valley, a region that has also produced the likes of Jack McDowell and Bret Saberhagen. And new teammate (as of 2008) Garrett Anderson of the Angels. Garland is best friends with outspoken pitcher Mark Buehrle. But Jon is very tight-lippped, endeavoring never to let anybody know who he is. ''I don't hate the media,'' Garland insisted. ''It's not even that I dislike them. I don't think the media likes me. Not so much as a person, but because of my responses. ''A lot of times in Chicago, they're looking for things to write about, and I don't usually give it. I give standard answers, give what I feel, but nothing too over the top. A lot of times I think the media wants more from me. They want me to put more out there, more controversy.'' TRANSACTION REPORT	June 1997: The Cubs drafter Garland out of high school in the first round. He signed for a bonus of $1.3 million. "My grandmother is thrilled because she lives in Chicago and she's a huge Cubs fan," Jon said. His mother, Vikki, and cousin, John, a former minor leaguer in the Angels system, acted as his representatives. "My Mom has always been there for me and always kept me going, always kept me on the right track," Garland said. "She was my coach in Little League and she's the reason I've been successful." July 1998: The White Sox sent P Matt Karchner to the Cubs to acquire Garland. December 28, 2005: Garland signed a 3-year, $29 million contract with the White Sox. The pact called for $7 million in 2006, $10 million in 2007, and $12 million in 2008.

November 19, 2007: The Angels sent SS Orlando Cabrera and $1.5 million cash to the White Sox, acquiring Garland. October 30, 2008: Jon field for free agency. January 28, 2009: Garland signed a one-year, $6.25 million contract with the Diamondbacks, with a mutual option for 2010 at $10 million. If Jon doesn't want to exercise the option, he would receive a $1 million buyout and become a free agent. If the D'Back's don't want him back, he would receive a buyout of $2.5 million. August 31, 2009: The Dodgers sent a player to be named to the Diamondbacks, acquiring Jon. Garland was due $1,161,202 from his $6.25 million salary. His contract includes a $10 million mutual option. He gets a $2.5 million buyout if the team declines and $1 million is he declines. Because he was traded, the Dodgers cannot offer him salary arbitration if he is a Type A free agent.	November 5, 2009: Garland filed for free agency. January 26, 2010: Jon joined the Padres, agreeing to a $5.3 million contract for 2010.

PITCHING:
Garland throws a nasty 90-95 mph, sinking two-seam FASTBALL and a hard CURVE, which is his best pitch. His two-seam, sinking fastball is tremendous. It has boring action that can break an occasional bat. And he also has a very good CHANGEUP and an 85 mph SLIDER that he's working on. TOO COMPOSED? He has a lean, loose body with free arm action and sound mechanics from his free-and-easy delivery. "My best attribute, I think, is my composure, and I've always had great control," Jon said. He has very easy and free mechanics and command. And winning or losing, he always looks the same�very even-keeled and level-headed. He has the poise and composure of a much older pitcher. But the White Sox want him to get a more aggressive�even nasty and mad�approach to pitching.	Some say that Garland needs to work a little harder at the game to maximize the strong potential he has. But he just looks like he is not working hard because he is such a calm, laid-back Southern Californian. The White Sox want him to be more intense on the mound and develop a surly side, a la Kevin Brown or Randy Johnson. He keeps the ball down in the strike zone, pitches inside, keeps his four-seam fastball away from righthanded hitters and sinks the ball, too. Jon's biggest problem is that he has no deception in his delivery, which makes hitters comfortable when they stand in the batter's box against him. So he gives up quite a few home runs. Garland gets a lot of ground balls and is always among the leaders in double plays.

Jon has been criticized for giving up too many two-out and two-strike hits, failing to finish off innings. In 2007, no starting pitcher in baseball was harmed so badly by two forgettable outings. On July 6, he surrendered 11 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings against Hunter and the Twins. On Aug. 2, Garland was pounded for eight earned runs in 1 1/3 innings by the Yankees. Strip away those two nightmares, and his ERA�3.49 for 30 of 32 starts�would have placed him 10th in the American League. BREAKDOWN VS. LEFTIES AND RIGHTIES In 2002, this righty pitcher allowed lefthanded hitters to hit .287 with 14 home runs in 104 innings. But Garland held righthanded batters to a .220 average and 9 homers in 88 innings. In 2003, Garland allowed a .278 average with 16 home runs in 113 innings vs. lefthanded hitters. But he held righthanded batters to a .234 mark and 12 home runs in 78 innings. In 2004, Jon allowed a .262 average and 19 home runs in 117 innings against lefthanded batters. Righthanded hitters hit .277 with 15 home runs in 100 innings. In 2005, Garland allowed a .267 average with 19 home runs in 446 at-bats vs. lefthanded hitters, but only a .242 average with 7 homers in 384 at-bats to righthanded batters. In 2006, Jon allowed lefthanded hitters a .290 average with 10 home runs in 359 at-bats, while righthanded batters hit .297 with 16 home runs in 481 at-bats. In 2007, Garland held lefthanded hitters to a .259 average with 9 home runs in 406 at-bats, while righthanded batters hit .281 with 10 home runs in an identical 406 at-bats. In 2008, Jon allowed a .300 average with 16 home runs in 413 at-bats vs. lefthanded hitters. And a.307 average with 7 homers in 368 at-bats against righthanded batters. In 2009, Garland gave up a .271 average with 8 home runs in 406 at-bats vs. lefthanded hitters. Righthanded batters hit .293 with 15 home runs in 392 at-bats.	For his career, entering the 2010 season, Garland had a 107-102 won-loss record and a 4.42 ERA. Hitters had managed a .275 average off him, with 228 home runs and 1,719 hits in 1,829 innings.

CAREER INJURY REPORT:
August 2000: Garland went on the D.L. after he was hit by a line drive off his right forearm.