The Big Unit will fill one of the Diamondbacks gaping holes
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees made the deal that sends the five-time Cy Young award winner back to the Grand Canyon state, official today. This is Johnson's return flight from his two year sabatical in New York, the first trip was when RJ was traded to the Big Apple for Javier Vasquez, Brad Halsey, a catching prospect and cash.
Johnson was 34-19 with a 4.37 ERA in his two seasons in New York.
Randy Johnson and $2,000,000 are coming to Arizona for RHPs Luis Vizcaino 4-6 with a 3.58 ERA, Ross Ohlendorf 10-8 with a 3.29 ERA in AA, Steven Jackson 8-11 with a 2.65 ERA in AA and SS Alberto Gonzalez who batted .290 (140-for-480) with six home runs and 50 RBI in AA.
Johnson had his contract extended to include 2008 as a reward for waiving his no-trade clause. His new contract will pay him $4,000,000 in 2007 and $10,000,000 in 2008, he also got a $12,000,000 signing bonus.
And now I get to gloat since I predicted the basics of the deal, two young pitchers a postition player and the Yanks picking up some contract, in my artical (ok the Vizcaino thing threw me for a loop)
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