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FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Adding one of the most prolific pitchers in Major League history, the San Francisco Giants have signed free agent left-hander Randy Johnson to a one-year contract, club Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean announced today.
Randy Johnson and the Giants reportedly agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract, allowing The Unit to go for his 300th win with a new team.
"We are extremely excited to bring Randy Johnson to the Giants organization," said Sabean. "Randy continues to be one of the most intimidating and competitive pitchers in baseball today. He commands respect and will have a dramatic influence on the way the 2009 team conducts business."
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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This gives the Gigantes Randy Johnson, Barry Zito, Jonathan Sanchez and Noah Lowry as starting pitchers from the left side. If Lowry proves that he is healthy, it seems like he would be the most likely to be traded. Sanchez is probably more in demand of the two however. It seems like the Giants have much in terms of quantity of left-handers, but one or more of the group will have to step up and prove that they have some quality from that side as well.
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