Yanks sign Jason Johnson [Archive]

hellonewman

01-06-09, 01:49 PM

Some more news from the Bronx via Sam Borden:
The Yankees have signed RHP Jason Johnson (http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsja02.shtml) to a minor-league deal. Joe Girardi said Johnson would compete to be the fifth starter.

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/

JavyVazquezIsSick

01-06-09, 01:51 PM

This is a complete waste of time.

TheHugeUnit2

01-06-09, 01:51 PM

Why? I don't understand it.

JavyVazquezIsSick

01-06-09, 01:52 PM

AAA filler at best

Ghost of Dan Pasqua

01-06-09, 01:52 PM

That yawn you heard from Houston was Pettitte's reaction to this signing.

TheHugeUnit2

01-06-09, 01:52 PM

AAA filler at best
I'd rather fill Triple-A with a Horne or even Steven Jackson.

CallOfTheCrow

01-06-09, 01:52 PM

Meh, AAA filler.

xxltaco

01-06-09, 01:53 PM

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/

then we're in trouble...he's got a miserable W-L record (56-100) and a lifetime ERA of 4.99!!!

surely we can do better than that, no?:mad:

CallOfTheCrow

01-06-09, 01:53 PM

I'd rather fill Triple-A with a Horne or even Steven Jackson.

Jackson is a reliever now.

Ghost of Dan Pasqua

01-06-09, 01:56 PM

Well, they need someone else to throw batting practice in the Spring. He'll be valueable to see how our defense looks fielding bullets all over the place. Girardi might also want to suspend the practice of jogging around the warning tracks when he's on the mound, Johnson might get someone killed out there.

False1

01-06-09, 01:58 PM

Cashman has had a great but interesting offseason. Talk about polar opposites... CC, AJ, Tex... and then Mitre, Johnson... I don't get it, but I'm not sure I'm supposed to.

justtxyank

01-06-09, 01:59 PM

If they don't sign Pettitte, the more competition in ST the merrier. It's a minor league deal, who cares?

kan_t

01-06-09, 02:00 PM

If they don't sign Pettitte, the more competition in ST the merrier. It's a minor league deal, who cares?
Agreed.

yanksphan

01-06-09, 02:00 PM

When's the press conference?

themgmt

01-06-09, 02:02 PM

Yankees are definitely trying to buy a WS ring with this signing.

yankeesrule2000

01-06-09, 02:05 PM

Way to steal Teixeira's thunder Jason!

hardrain

01-06-09, 02:06 PM

Veteran innings eater for Scranton, hopefully. No sense having him in the Bronx.

JimmyTheGent

01-06-09, 02:36 PM

He is horrible.
I'd rather have the guy who threw his shoe at George Bush.

Mark19

01-06-09, 02:39 PM

He is a poor choice even for spring training filler, if we aren't going to bring Andy back, I hope Cashman brings in some superior veterans to compete for that 5th spot

yanksphan

01-06-09, 02:43 PM

Press conference? Anyone?

djeter220

01-06-09, 02:47 PM

Our gaping hole left by Mitre for the first 50 games has been filled

MassNYYfan

01-06-09, 03:19 PM

If they don't sign Pettitte, the more competition in ST the merrier. It's a minor league deal, who cares?

Agreed. It's a yawner, but not one I'm really worried about. BFD.

GordonGecko

01-06-09, 03:20 PM

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/
Jason who?

bigwampum

01-06-09, 03:21 PM

My first thought was that it was Josh Johnson, and Girardi was slowly trying to steal all of Florida's pitchers.
He will be of no consequence.

xxltaco

01-06-09, 03:21 PM

He is horrible.
I'd rather have the guy who threw his shoe at George Bush.

yeah, that guy had decent heat with nice location, and a wicked slider if memory serves. throw in a changeup, and he'd be lethal!

TheHugeUnit2

01-06-09, 03:22 PM

Jason who?
OT: Do you know Gecko is spelled Gekko? I just watched the movie two nights ago, so meh.

StatenIslandYankee

01-06-09, 03:22 PM

This is the move that puts us over the top :D

Snatch Catch

01-06-09, 03:22 PM

My first thought was that it was Josh Johnson, and Girardi was slowly trying to steal all of Florida's pitchers.
He will be of no consequence.

I thought the same thing, and for a second was trying to figure out how they "signed" him.

hellonewman

01-06-09, 03:25 PM

yeah, that guy had decent heat with nice location, and a wicked slider if memory serves. throw in a changeup, and he'd be lethal!I thought he was up in the zone, if he can't locate the shoes a little lower he'll get rocked over here.

GordonGecko

01-06-09, 03:25 PM

OT: Do you know Gecko is spelled Gekko? I just watched the movie two nights ago, so meh.
yes, gotta distinguish myself somehow. ha ha :)

Hey did you see that "state of the art" portable TV in Gordo's limo? Talk about high-tech!

TheHugeUnit2

01-06-09, 03:26 PM

My first thought was that it was Josh Johnson, and Girardi was slowly trying to steal all of Florida's pitchers.
He will be of no consequence.
Why don't they start stealing their good pitchers?

ksison

01-06-09, 03:26 PM

Yankees are definitely trying to buy a WS ring with this signing.

this is getting out of hand. Yanks must be stopped

bigwampum

01-06-09, 03:27 PM

Why don't they start stealing their good pitchers?
Because the Marlins like their good pitchers? :dunno:

MassNYYfan

01-06-09, 03:38 PM

This is the move that puts us over the top :D

Teams will cower in fear at the Johnson/Cash battery.

primetime714

01-06-09, 03:47 PM

I don't really have anything against this move as its a minor league deal, but I just really hope he isn't making very many starts for us. I could definitely see this as our answer to no longer having guys like Rasner and Karstens, but likewise none of us wanted them to start many games either. Simply put hopefully it doesn't come to having to use him much if at all.

DaSh 1s

01-06-09, 04:29 PM

I thought the same thing, and for a second was trying to figure out how they "signed" him.

According to Johnny Damon fan we can sign anyone! :)

Huktonfonix

01-06-09, 05:11 PM

He is horrible.
I'd rather have the guy who threw his shoe at George Bush.

Best post ever.

Yankyfan

01-06-09, 05:52 PM

He is horrible.
I'd rather have the guy who threw his shoe at George Bush. Now thats funny!!!!:D Top ten post IMO

R.V.47

01-06-09, 05:56 PM

Why didnt they have a joint press conference today for Jason and Tex?

BomberBrian

01-06-09, 06:21 PM

Seems like a waste of time. He aint winning a job on the big club and i highly doubt they use a AAA rotation spot on him. More than enough strong candidates to fill out that rotation.

Bostonsfavson

01-06-09, 06:28 PM

ESPN is going to crucify us for this one.

YanksFan1992

01-06-09, 06:47 PM

Meh, AAA filler.

Pretty much.

It would take some serious problems for him to get into the rotation.

yankeetomer54

01-06-09, 06:57 PM

Bad move, just a waste of money. We are just picking up starters that are well pas their best days and have no potential.

YanksFan1992

01-06-09, 07:25 PM

Bad move, just a waste of money. We are just picking up starters that are well pas their best days and have no potential.

A minor league deal costs almost nothing to us.

It's 99.999 percent sure that he isn't going to do much, but stranger things have happened.

PinstripePride

01-06-09, 07:36 PM

I got his autograph along with Hairston Jr. about 6-7 years ago. Do you think I can get a can of beans for that ball? I'm hungry.

PinstripePride

01-06-09, 07:37 PM

A minor league deal costs almost nothing to us.

It's 99.999 percent sure that he isn't going to do much, but stranger things have happened.

*cough* Aaron Small *cough*

R.V.47

01-06-09, 07:42 PM

Bad move, just a waste of money. We are just picking up starters that are well pas their best days and have no potential.

Its not like the yankees have not done this before, at least now they are stockpiling a few backup plans for the situation that Hughes starts the year in the rotation and bombs again or gets hurt. Im not saying they are good options and but these are the kind of pitchers that are good to have at AAA for emergency purposes. Id rather have Pettitte in the rotation over Hughes but it doesnt look like that will happen so the yanks have to be prepared for the worst with 2 guys on IP caps in the roation, something they werent prepared for last year and got burnt for it.

JL25and3

01-06-09, 08:03 PM

yes, gotta distinguish myself somehow. ha ha :)

Hey did you see that "state of the art" portable TV in Gordo's limo? Talk about high-tech!There's also a great bit where he's walking on the beach talking on a mobile phone...it looks like he's talking into a small briefcase.

Retire21

01-06-09, 08:41 PM

Press conference? Anyone?

They had it already, hadn't you heard? :D

Third Stream

01-06-09, 10:28 PM

This is the guy the Seibu Lions picked up after they lost Dice-K. Things "didn't work out" for him over there with the Lions. Staying out 'til 6 AM partying didn't help. Here's a direct quote from his blog while in Japan:

Yep, I’ve had my fair share of FUN in Roppongi too. But from one American to another, BEWARE of those bj bars and ‘hostess’s’, my buddies and I got wasted and STD’s and what really pissed us off was that these chicks will say all this ego-boosting bulls*** just so you feel like a king and then the next thing ya know, your out moola and your wang is itchy as hell.

Nice to know we were able to add a bit of class to the organization today...:-whistle-

JohnnyDamonfan

01-06-09, 10:32 PM

Isn't Jason Johnson that guy who we beat in one of the games in the Boston Massacure II? I guess he'd be good as a minor League guy.

hellonewman

01-06-09, 10:50 PM

Isn't Jason Johnson that guy who we beat in one of the games in the Boston Massacure II? I guess he'd be good as a minor League guy.Yep, he started the first game of that series, the day game in a day/night doubleheader. Knocked out in the 5th.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200608181.shtml

hellonewman

01-06-09, 10:59 PM

This is the guy the Seibu Lions picked up after they lost Dice-K. Things "didn't work out" for him over there with the Lions. Staying out 'til 6 AM partying didn't help. Here's a direct quote from his blog while in Japan:While it doesn't sound like Johnson particularly distinguished himself in Japan, that quote was from a commenter on his blog, not from Johnson himself.

http://eastwindupchronicle.com/the-ballad-of-jason-johnson/

Jason Johnson Baseball gets the occasional commenter. It’s usually people like his former high school catcher and yoga teacher, who have done a search on his name and send him a note with their email address.
But here is one commenter, who, like Johnson enjoys a spot of Roppongi from time to time. However, this shared experience also comes with a warning to Johnson.

Yep, I’ve had my fair share of FUN in Roppongi too. But from one American to another, BEWARE of those bj bars and ‘hostess’s’, my buddies and I got wasted and STD’s and what really pissed us off was that these chicks will say all this ego-boosting bulls*** just so you feel like a king and then the next thing ya know, your out moola and your wang is itchy as hell.

35Knucklecurve

01-07-09, 08:43 AM

JohnnyDamonfan

01-07-09, 09:34 AM

Jason's had a rough road just pitching with diabetes. Before the insulin pump was available, he used to have to check his blood glucose in the clubhouse between every inning on days he pitched. I lost track of him and actually thought he had retired.

I actually want to see him pitch for the Yankees not rot in the minors. So I hope he gets a shot at starting or something for the Yankees. Because after all he's been through with the diabeties I kinda feel bad for him. And it would be nice if he at least had a chance to start at least once.

MassNYYfan

01-07-09, 09:35 AM

hardrain

01-07-09, 10:23 AM

I actually want to see him pitch for the Yankees not rot in the minors. So I hope he gets a shot at starting or something for the Yankees. Because after all he's been through with the diabeties I kinda feel bad for him. And it would be nice if he at least had a chance to start at least once.

I feel bad for him too, and I wish him well in future endeavors and all that jazz, but I don't want him near the YS mound in 09...he simply is not major league caliber.