The Colorado Rockies spent much of Monday trying to acquire starting pitcher Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks, but a potential deal fell apart over what the Diamondbacks wanted in return. The Rockies instead turned to the White Sox and acquired Jose Contreras for minor-leaguer Brandon Hynick.

The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a pair of trades just minutes before the deadline to set rosters for the postseason SI.com’s Jon Heyman reports the Dodgers acquired starting pitcher Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks and designated hitter/first baseman Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox.

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