Editing Jon Garland (section)

====Minor leagues====
Garland was selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] with the tenth pick of the [[1997 Major League Baseball Draft]] and signed for $1.325 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=1997-06-11 |title=Garland Signs With Cubs for $1.325 Million |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-11-sp-2380-story.html |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> He pitched in 10&nbsp;games for the rookie-level [[Arizona League Cubs]] with a 3–2 record and a 2.70 [[Earned run average|ERA]] to finish the season. He began {{Baseball year|1998}} with the Single-A [[Rockford Cubbies]].