Pitcher Freddy Garcia has agreed to a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who agreed to pay reliever Mike Adams a $100,000 retention bonus and told pitcher Dustin McGowan that they plan to release him Garcia, a 38-year-old right-hander, was 4-7 with a 4.37 ERA for Baltimore and Atlanta in 13 starts and four relief appearances in 2013. After the Braves released him late in spring training last year, the two-time All-Star played for the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan. Adams, who agreed to a minor league contract on March 1, was assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Hopefully, it's something that won't take long.'' McGowan, 32, was 5-3 with a 4.17 ERA in eight starts and 43 relief appearances for Toronto last year.