Nick Johnson Gets Three-Year Extension
3/12/06 - The Washington Nationals have
signed first-baseman Nick Johnson to a three-
year contract extension, worth $16.5 million.
The former Expo, who had agreed to a one-year
deal in January, was scheduled to become a
free agent following the 2006 season. The new
deal will keep Johnson in Washington through
the 2009 campaign. Should he be traded prior
to the 2008 season, the final year of the deal
becomes a player option.
Johnson will earn $3.2 million this year plus
incentives based on playing time and $5.5
million in each year of the extension. He has
spent time on the disabled list in each of his five
big league seasons.
Johnson who was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the third round of the
1996 amatuer draft, hit .289 with 15 home runs and 74 RBI with Washington last
season. His .996 fielding percentage was third best among National League first
basemen.
Johnson spent the 2004 season with the Expos after being acquired from New York
along with pitcher Randy Choate and outfielder Juan Rivera for pitcher Javier
Vazquez. Johnson posted a .251 batting average with seven home runs and 33 RBI
in his one season in Montreal.
(JM)
signed first-baseman Nick Johnson to a three-
year contract extension, worth $16.5 million.
The former Expo, who had agreed to a one-year
deal in January, was scheduled to become a
free agent following the 2006 season. The new
deal will keep Johnson in Washington through
the 2009 campaign. Should he be traded prior
to the 2008 season, the final year of the deal
becomes a player option.
Johnson will earn $3.2 million this year plus
incentives based on playing time and $5.5
million in each year of the extension. He has
spent time on the disabled list in each of his five
big league seasons.
Johnson who was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the third round of the
1996 amatuer draft, hit .289 with 15 home runs and 74 RBI with Washington last
season. His .996 fielding percentage was third best among National League first
basemen.
Johnson spent the 2004 season with the Expos after being acquired from New York
along with pitcher Randy Choate and outfielder Juan Rivera for pitcher Javier
Vazquez. Johnson posted a .251 batting average with seven home runs and 33 RBI
in his one season in Montreal.
(JM)
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