The San Francisco Giants have signed 45-year-old left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson to a one-year, $8 million contract for 2009. Johnson joins Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito in giving the Giants three past and present Cy Young Award winners on their roster, the first team with that distinction since the 2002 Atlanta Braves boasted Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz on their pitching staff.
Johnson is coming off an 11-10 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks last year, posting a 3.91 ERA for 2008 (2.41 following the All-Star Break). The Big Unit has 295 wins over his career, along with a 3.25 ERA and 100 lifetime shutouts. The five-time Cy Young winner is second to Nolan Ryan on the all-time strikeouts list with 4,789 whiffs in 21 seasons.
His signing with the Giants is a homecoming of sorts for Johnson. He’s a native of nearby Walnut Creek and a 1982 graduate of Livermore High School.
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