Tuesday, December 31, 2002
We signed a free agent. LF Jeff Johnson (27 L) signed for 4-yrs./$34 mil. ($8.5 mil. per season). He is not the Big Bopper I was hoping for in left, but he has some power and hits for a decent average. Does not seem to walk a lot and his defense could be better, but he is the best we could come up with. He was an All-Star in 2001, but dropped off considerably in 2002.
We are probably done constructing our roster for 2002, unless someone comes to us with an offer we cannot refuse. P Terry Cole is still with the team and will start on Opening Day, if he makes it through Spring Training.....