White Sox bring in 1B Dan Johnson on minor-league deal
BY DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com February 1, 2012 10:53PM
Dan Johnson had his moments for the Rays last season when he wasn’t having wrist issues. | J. Meric~Getty Images
Updated: March 3, 2012 11:38AM
The White Sox signed first baseman Dan Johnson, who batted .119 in 91 at-bats for the Tampa Bay Rays last season, to a minor-league contract Tuesday.
Johnson, a 32-year-old left-handed hitter, was slowed by a wrist injury in 2011. He hit two home runs: the tying blast in the Rays’ victory against the New York Yankees on the final night of the regular season that clinched the American League wild card, and a three-run homer in the ninth inning against Matt Thornton in a 9-7 win against the Sox in April.
Johnson is a career .235 hitter with seven home runs that either tied the score or gave the Rays a lead. He batted .275 with 15 homers and 58 RBI as an Oakland Athletics rookie in 2005. In 2007, he batted .236 with 18 homers and 62 RBI with the A’s.
Daryl Van Schouwen
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