granted his release, Garland signed a major league contract with the Colorado Rockies prior to the start of the 2013 baseball season Garland had substantial incentives in his contract with the Rockies that could raise its total value to $3.1 million. In addition to his base $500,000 deal, which would have fully vested if he had stayed on the 25-man roster for 45 days, Garland could also have earn up to $1.35 million for his innings pitched (the pay starts at 105 IP and increases up to 195 IP) and up to $1.25 million for starts made (with the incentives kicking in at 20 starts and continuing to 32 starts). Garland was designated for assignment on June 8, 2013. He was 4-6 through 12 starts with a 5.82 ERA for the Rockies. He was released by the Rockies on June 10. 2014 season Garland stated through his agent he might sit out the whole 2014 season due to lack of interest from MLB teams. Garland was eligible to be elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019, but received less than 5% of the vote and became ineligible for the 2020 ballot. Scouting report Garland was mainly a sinkerballer all throughout his career. He threw a sinker at 89 MPH, a 4-seam fastball at 88 MPH, a curveball at 76–79 MPH & a changeup at 75 MPH. He'd been prone to give up a lot of hits but was a workhorse and a staple in many organizations' rotations. From 2002 to 2011, he averaged more than 190 innings for 3 organizations (White Sox, Angels & Padres). He owns a career 1.31 groundball-to flyball ratio. Personal life Garland's longtime girlfriend is USA softball second baseman Lovie Jung. He has a daughter named Gabriela and she is 6 years old. His agent is Craig Landis, who is the son of former White Sox outfielder Jim Landis. Garland appeared in an episode of The Bernie Mac Show. Garland's cousin is PGA Tour professional Brian Vranesh. Garland attended Van Gogh Elementary and Robert Frost Middle School in Granada Hills, California. References External links 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Clarita, California Baseball players from California American League All-Stars Chicago White Sox players Los Angeles Angels players Arizona Diamondbacks players Los Angeles Dodgers players San Diego Padres players Colorado Rockies players Major League Baseball pitchers Arizona League Cubs players Rockford Cubbies players Hickory Crawdads