Free agent P Jason Johnson signs a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. Johnson, who went 8-13 with a 4.55 ERA and a career-high 210 innings for the Detroit Tigers last season, joins C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook in one of the American League’s deepest rotations.

 

On December 26, 2005 — Free agent P Jason Johnson signs a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. Johnson, who went 8-13 with a 4.55 ERA and a career-high 210 innings for the Detroit Tigers last season, joins C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook in one of the American League’s deepest rotations.

 

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