Randy Johnson, Giants agree to 1-year deal

[dbackjon]

The Big Unit is heading home to the Bay Area.

Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract Friday, meaning the 45-year-old pitcher will go for his 300th win with a new team.

Johnson, a 21-year big league veteran who spent the past two seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, was born in Walnut Creek, Calif., about 30 minutes from the Giants’ waterfront ballpark. He grew up in nearby Livermore.

The five-time Cy Young Award winner has 295 victories after going 11-10 with a 3.91 ERA in 30 starts last season. He can earn an additional $5 million in performance bonuses.

The Giants offered several things on Johnson’s wish list: spring training in the Phoenix area, and a chance to stay on the West Coast and in the NL West so he can pitch near his current home in Arizona.

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[AZGrizFan]

WTF? The Giants are such whores. Bonds 755th...Johnson's 300th....who gives a fuck if they actually MATTER, I guess...

WAFJ.

[SuperHornet]

The Midgets just won [ahem, BOUGHT] the World Series.