JAMES JOHNSON

8/7/76; '98 10th (Milwaukee); Univ. of Arizona
B/L; 6-1, 210

Level	W-L-Sv	G	GS	IP	H	BB	K	ERA
1998 R (Mil)	5-6-0	13	13	68.1	75	27	77	4.87
1999 A+ (Mil)	5-6-0	29	23	129.1	146	47	135	4.73
2000 AA (Mil)	4-3-0	16	10	68.0	74	22	74	4.63
2000 A+ (Mil)	3-5-0	11	11	58.2	45	20	66	3.07
2001 AA (Cleve)	4-0-0	31	0	46.1	35	19	55	2.91
2001 A+ (Cleve)	0-0-0	4	1	12.1	8	2	13	0.73
2002 AA (Cleve)	0-0-0	5	0	6.0	4	4	6	4.50
2003 AAA (Bos)	0-0-0	3	0	3.0	0	0	3	0.00
2003 AA (Bos)	3-5-5	38	0	55.1	40	20	66	3.74
2004 AAA (Bos)	0-2-0	16	0	24.0	28	13	17	4.12
2004 AA (Bos)	0-2-0	21	0	37.2	49	15	38	7.65

Level	W-L-Sv	G	GS	IP	H	BB	K	ERA	OAVG	OOBP	OSLG
2005 AA	5-4-1	31	1	51.1	50	16	54	3.33	.248	.301	.366

Johnson signed with the Bucs shortly before spring training. He's always had very high K rates, but got hit hard as a starter. He was much more effective as a reliever until 2004, then rebounded for Altoona in 2005. His season was interrupted several times by short stints on the DL for minor injuries. He became a free agent after the season, but re-signed for 2006. He'll no doubt head back to Altoona. The Pirates are short on LHPs in the low minors, so there's probably going to be a need for LH relievers in AA for several years at least.

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