CHICAGO - The White Sox traded right-hander Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday for shortstop Orlando Cabrera.

These are 2007 file photos showing Orlando Cabrera and Jon Garland. The White Sox traded right-hander Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday nov. 19, 2007 for shortstop Orlando Cabrera. (AP Photo/File)

The 28-year-old Garland, an 18-game winner in 2005 and 2006, was 10-13 with a 4.23 ERA in 32 starts last season. He 92-81 with a 4.41 ERA in 246 games, including 223 starts, over eight major league seasons, all with the White Sox.

Garland was acquired by the White Sox from the Cubs on July 29, 1998, for pitcher Matt Karchner.

Cabrera, 33, batted .301 with 35 doubles, eight home runs, 86 RBIs and a career-high 101 runs with the Angels last year. He had a career-high 192 hits.

He won his second Gold Glove and led AL shortstops in fielding percentage (.983). Cabrera, who has also played with Montreal and Boston during his 11-year career, is a career .273 hitter. He was on the 2004 Red Sox team that won the World Series.

Chicago also receives cash as part of the trade.

Garland agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract in December, 2005, shortly after the White Sox won the World Series. He made $10 million last season and was scheduled to make $12 million in 2008.

Garland has been a reliable member of the rotation, throwing more than 200 innings in each of the last four seasons.

But general manager Ken Williams said the White Sox have ample depth in the minors with pitchers like Lance Broadway and will likely start with a rotation of Mark Buehrle, Javier Vazquez, Jose Contreras, Jon Danks and Gavin Floyd in 2008.

Williams said the trade with the Angels could also help the White Sox financially to make another deal.

"We're not done yet. We're still trying to land a big fish," Williams said.

The deal comes during an offseason in which the White Sox re-signed shortstop Juan Uribe, who has shown power but been inconsistent at the plate. Williams said he feels Cabrera gives the White Sox a better chance to win a championship than what Uribe has shown.

"We saw an opportunity to acquire one of the best shortstops in the game and one of the smartest in the game," Williams said. "Somebody who can fit into the No. 2 spot in our lineup for 155 games."

The White Sox tumbled to fourth in the AL Central last season and Williams has vowed to make changes.

"Last year did not sit well with any of us. I'll be damn if we're going to go through that again. We will aggressively pursue a championship," Williams said.

The White Sox hope to bolster their bullpen and need help in the outfield. Reports say they have met with free agent Torii Hunter.

"This is just a start," Williams said.