SignOnSanDiego.com · Jan 9, 2020
Padres roster review: Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson(AP) PIERCE JOHNSON
Position(s): Right-handed pitcher
2020 opening day age: 28
Bats / Throws: Right / Left
Height / weight: 6-foot-2 / 200 pounds
How acquired: Signed as a free agent in December 2019
Contract status: Will earn $2 million in 2020 and 2021, with a $3 million option against a $1 million buyout for 2022
Key stats (Japan): 2-3, 1.38 ERA, 91 strikeouts, 13 walks, 0.81 WHIP, 58 2/3 innings (58 games)
STAT TO NOTE
7.0 – Johnson’s strikeout-to-walk ratio while pitching for Hanshin in Japan in 2019. The former first-rounder had a 1.65 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 44 2/3 innings in the majors (5.44 ERA) before jumping to Japan for a season.
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