Braves Sign Jim Johnson To MLB Contract

clvclv said:
It's just the timing for me - if we were intent on signing him, where's the harm in telling him we weren't going to do it until after the Rule V Draft so we could protect one extra prospect? If someone else guaranteed him a deal before the draft was over, it probably wouldn't have been the end of the world for our pen.
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Oh, I agree: it doesn't seem very sensible.

But "Timing!" is the "Phrasing!" of this Braves offseason.
 
Watch Johnson put up a 3.15 ERA in 50 low leverage innings with a 35/20 K/BB ratio like every other low cost veteran reliever reclamation we've brought in under McDowell.
 
At the end of the day $1.6M is not going to be missed. He's got a great resume and has succeeded in high pressure situations. I'm surprised he got that kind of money but it's not the end of the world. I think we have all the pieces we really need to battle it out in ST. We have a pretty crowded group for 7 spots.

Kimbrel

Carpenter

Johnson

Simmons

Russell

Vizcaino

Varvaro

Avilan

Shreve(personal favorite)

Hale long man
 
Watched him a lot last year as he imploded with the A's. Had only 9 clean (no hits or walks) appearances last year out of 54. Terrible. Not a good signing at this amount with no second year reward if he actually rebounds. Makes no sense.

That said, I always liked him before last year and it really seemed like something was wrong with him psychologically with Oakland. If he gets that under control, he could be a nice replacement for Walden (for more money than Walden cost in 2014, but I guess we shouldn't mention that).
 
Johnson rates the last few years:

K/9 - 5.74 - 5.37 - 7.17 - 7.09
BB/9 - 2.08 - 1.98 - 2.30 - 5.91
 
BRule said:
Johnson rates the last few years:

K/9 - 5.74 - 5.37 - 7.17 - 7.09
BB/9 - 2.08 - 1.98 - 2.30 - 5.91
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Yep. He reminded me of Kolb a lot. He just could not handle the different pressure of being on a team like the A's.
 
And before we all start hoping Roger can fix him, try to remember that the A's have arguably the best pitching coach in baseball.
 
Dalyn said:
Wood.
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BRule said:
Johnson rates the last few years:

K/9 - 5.74 - 5.37 - 7.17 - 7.09

BB/9 - 2.08 - 1.98 - 2.30 - 5.91
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Thats crazy. Seems like he went full retard last year. Guy was getting some good money just a year ago. It is a gamble, but has some upside.
 
Tapate50 said:
Thats crazy. Seems like he went full retard last year. Guy was getting some good money just a year ago. It is a gamble, but has some upside.
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You could see it in his eyes. He looked terrified most of the time.
 
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