As expected, the Dodgers have paid $1.25 million to buy out Casey Blake's $6 million contract option for 2012, while also declining Jon Garland's $8 million option for next season (at a cost of $500,000). Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com has more.Both players become free agents and are eligible to sign with any team after the World Series ends, and with the Dodgers at any time. In fact, each has past experience of returning to the Dodgers as a free agent: Blake three years ago, Garland last year.We've gotten mixed signals on Blake, from possible retirement to a potential willingness to come back as a reserve to the Dodgers on a cheaper contract. However, I'd be surprised if the Dodgers bid very enthusiastically on either Blake or Garland, both of whom spent much of 2011 i