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There was talk that free agent starter Jon Garland would sign a minor-league contract with the Cleveland Indians, but that’s not happening.

  • Jeff Sullivan

    Jeff Sullivan

    Jon Garland Not Joining Cleveland Indians

    Previously, it was reported that Garland and the Indians had an agreement in place, and that things were just pending a physical. Garland didn’t take the physical, and he’s not going to take the physical. Garland and the Indians have parted ways.

    I don’t know why Garland skipped the physical, but maybe it had something to do with the fact that he’s coming off major shoulder surgery. Maybe it had something to do with something else. Ultimately, that the Indians aren’t signing Jon Garland to a minor-league contract isn’t big news, but the circumstances are strange.

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