Thursday, January 13, 2011

Cubs, Outfielder Reed Johnson agree to Minor League Contract | cubs.com: Official Info


01/12/2011 4:30 PM ET
Cubs, Outfielder Reed Johnson agree to Minor League Contract

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The Chicago Cubs and outfielder Reed Johnson have agreed to terms on a 2011 minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Johnson, 34, returns to the Cubs organization after spending the 2010 campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Johnson played two seasons with the Cubs from 2008-09, combining to bat .287 (143-for-498) with 31 doubles, 10 home runs, 72 RBI, 75 runs scored and a .348 on-base percentage in 174 games with Chicago.

Last season, Johnson saw action in 102 games with the Dodgers and batted .262 (53-for-202) with 11 doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI.

Johnson is a career .281 hitter (781-for-2783) with 156 doubles, 18 triples, 54 home runs and 321 RBI in 886 major league games with Toronto (2003-07), the Cubs (2008-09) and Dodgers (2010).

I know, I know. Not everybody gives a damn about the Cubs. But you will have to bear with me, because this is the time of year when Cub fans begin to forget the pain and indignity of the last 101 years and begin to think of the possibilities of a new baseball season. The wife and I love us some Reed Johnson. The guy plays hard every time his cleats touch grass. We will be keeping an ear to the ground during spring training to track Reed's progress. C'mon Reed, we need your work ethic at Wrigley.....

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