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CIN •
13 days ago
According to MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon, Johnson will make $5.5 million in 2026 and then get a $1 million buyout of his $8 million mutual option. Well, he didn’t actually say that, but that’s how it always works out. Johnson’s 3.05 ERA last season was his best mark in his five relatively full major league campaigns, but his strikeout rate fell for a second straight year; he came in at 32% from 2020-23, 28% in 2024 and 25% last year. He’s also a pretty big flyball pitcher while throwing his curve about 70% of the time, and GABP doesn’t seem like a great park for him. He figures to join Tony Santillan in a setup role in front of Emilio Pagán.
ATL •
8 months ago
With Raisel Iglesias getting time off from the closer role, Johnson got the save opportunity with a one-run lead against the Giants. He gave up a base hit to Heliot Ramos before Matt Chapman took him deep for a two-run blast to walk it off. Expect the Braves to continue their search for answers in the late innings.
ATL •
9 months ago
Johnson is next in line for saves in Atlanta if the team pulls the struggling Raisel Iglesias from the closer’s role, but he failed to add to his case tonight. He took over with two on, two outs and a two-run lead in the eighth and gave up a game-tying single to Jarren Duran. Duran was then caught stealing to end the inning, which would prove to be Johnson’s only out. The first batter of the ninth, Rafael Devers, ended the game with a long shot to right. The homer was the first Johnson has allowed this season. He came into the night on an 11-inning scoreless streak.