DAN JOHNSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Yankees: Dan Johnson starting at first base are you kidding me
Dan Johnson is best known as the ‘hero’ from infamous Wild Card Wednesday, as he hit the tying home run to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York
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Yankees to get into the 2011 playoffs. But that is about it, as Johnson is kind of like a David Tyree of baseball.
The Yankees signed Johnson to a minor league deal during the off-season, obviously...
Minor League deal for Dan Johnson
The Yankees have signed left-handed hitting infielder/DH Dan Johnson to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. If Johnson makes the team, he will earn $900,000.
Johnson, 33, had eight hits in just 22 at-bats in 2012 with the Chicago White Sox. He can play both corner infield positions, which could be valuable if Mark Teixeira or Kevin Youkilis need a day off.
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Indians shut out by White Sox in finale
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Dan Johnson hit his first three homers of the season and Chicago added two more in the game as the White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 9-0 on Wednesday night.
Gavin Floyd (12-11) gave up three hits over seven innings. He struck out six, one short of getting 145 strikeouts for the fifth straight season despite being on the disabled list twice this year.
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Via Fox Sports Ohio
October 03, 2012
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Box Score: White Sox 9, Indians 0
The Indians (68-94) season has come to a woeful, merciless end. In a game as fitting as possible for this entire season, the White Sox (85-77) poured on 16 hits, led by three homers from backup first baseman Dan Johnson (his first HRs of the season), in a complete thrashing of the Tribe.
The next time you see Cleveland baseball, there likely will be plenty of changes to the lineup...
Rays' Game 162 hero Johnson signs with ChiSox
CHICAGO (AP) -- First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
1B Dan Johnson joins Chicago White Sox
First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Johnson hit a tying, two-out, two-strike homer off Cory Wade in the ninth inning of regular-season finale against the Yankees, and Evan Longoria's 12th-inning homer won the...
Via AP on Fox
February 03, 2012
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Russ Canzler, Dan Johnson, and the Quad-A Label
There’s something strangely fitting about the fact that both Russ Canzler and Dan Johnson have found new homes in the last 24 hours. Canzler was traded yesterday from the Rays to the Indians for cash considerations, and Johnson signed a minor-league deal with the White Sox this afternoon. This is despite the fact that the Rays — those masters of market inefficiencies; those buy...
White Sox, 1B Johnson agree to minor league deal
The Chicago White Sox have signed first baseman Dan Johnson to a minor league deal on Wednesday, according to the St. Petersburg Times.Johnson is best known for the three-run home run he hit on the final day of the regular season last year against the New York Yankees that led to a playoff birth for the Tampa Bay Rays.The 32-year-old hit .119 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs in 84 at bats last season.
Russ Canzler: Rays' Next First Baseman?
With Casey Kotchman and Dan Johnson now both on the free agent market, the Rays have a very glaring hole on their 40 Man Roster. Russ Canzler would likely be the best option at first base if the season were to start today. Coming off an incredible year in AAA Durham, is he ready to produce at the big league level? Does he have the defense to man the position? We answer those questions inside.
Via rays.scout.com
November 04, 2011
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Rays' Johnson elects to become free agent
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Dan Johnson has elected to become a free agent after declining an assignment to Triple-A.The team outrighted the veteran infielder earlier Thursday.The 32-year-old had a dismal year with the major-league club, hitting just .119 with two home runs and four RBIs in 84 at-bats.His lone bright spot came on the final day of the regular season, when his two...
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