Nick Johnson has signed a one year deal worth 5.5 million dollars to return home to the Bronx with his former team the New York Yankees.This picture belongs to yankeefan.blogspot.com
Nick has a chance to prove what kind of player he is after developing his game over the years.
New York will have more options in the DH role now they could rest Mark Teixeira more games with another great defensive 1B.
This move is the likely response to the stalling of Johnny Damon's negotiations with his demands simply being too much.
Personally I would have loved to have seen Hideki Matsui be the guy who was assigned to the DH role, but this is a deal that you have to like either way.
The 31 year old veteran N. Johnson hit .291 with 8 home runs driving in 62 runs while playing 98 games for the Washington Nationals, and 35 for the Florida Marlins during the 2009 season.
Nick has been held back from a lot of injuries during his career this could be the start of his road to greatness.
There is really going to be no pressure on him with all the weight going onto Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to drive in runs.
All Nick Johnson will have to do is play a solid game defensively, and find a way to get timely hits.
There is plenty of all stars on the defending champions Nick is one of those guys who do not fall under the radar of opposing teams, and he could be the sleeper in 2010.
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