theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 10/20/2009
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There was a very small, but yet very big transaction yesterday for the Seattle Mariners.
According to the Seattle Mariners' official website, catcher Kenji Johjima will opt out of the remaining two years on his contract and return to Japan.
The Mariners $16 Million Dollar Gift
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — From MLBTR : "Catcher Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract, according to a press release from the Mariners. He'll resume his career back in Japan. The Mariners are apparently freed from the $16MM they'd have owed ...
Johjima leaves Seattle for Japan
azsnakepit.com 10/19/2009 — Johjima leaves Seattle for Japan
Seattle Mariners Catcher Kenji Johjima has decided to forgo the last two years and $16M of his contract with the Mariners to return to Japan. Surely, the Mariners are pleased with this news, as Johjima had struggled mightily in 2009 and it allows them to ...
Seattle Gets Better as Johjima Decides to Return to Japan
slanchreport.com 10/20/2009 — Wow! The Seattle Mariners just got incredibly fortunate, their catcher Kenji Jojhima has just opted out of his contract and is intending to return to Japan to finish his career there. The first Japanese catcher in the majors, Johjima’s first two seasons were solid, with his best ...
Johjima returns to Japan with $21 million deal
bases.nbcsports.com 27 days ago — Kenji Johjima did the Mariners a huge favor last week by simply walking away from the final two years and $16 million on his contract, but it turns out that he had more money waiting for him back in Japan....
One more lap for The Kid
outsidethepressbox.com 14 days ago — It wasn’t all that surprising when the news came down that Ken Griffey Jr. was going to be returning to the Mariners for his 22nd season (!) in the bigs – for all the hand-wringing about the Griffey experiment last year, it, much like the rest of the Seattle season, turned out to be ...
Mariners Griffey Present, Hernandez the Future
baseballreflections.com 10/13/2009 — If this was the end, what an end it was. Two eras could end in Seattle very soon as both Felix Hernandez and Ken Griffey Jr. may have set foot on the grass at Safeco Field for the last time.
The two players are on very opposite ends of the proverbial candle that represents their ...
2010 Free Agents: Catchers
advancedfantasybaseball.com 10/19/2009 — Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has chosen to opt out of his contract with the Mariners and become a free agent. His name is thus added to the below list of potential 2010 Free Agents. The list is short and frankly Johjima is now probably the best name on the list. I assume that Johjima ...
Inbox: Can Moore replace Johjima in '10?
seattle.mariners.mlb.com 30 days ago — By Jim Street / MLB.com 10/26/09 1:24 PM ET The 2009 season is almost behind us and the Mariners have gone their separate ways for the winter after bringing winning back to the organization. The '09 season was a success in many ways, but a lot of work ...
Seattle Mariners Bring Back Ken Griffey Jr. For One More Year
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 15 days ago — According to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times, the Mariners have re-signed Griffey Jr. to a one-year deal for $2 million, plus incentives.
Griffey is one of those rare players in sports who have earned the right to come back if a team wants him. This is also a smart business move by the Mariners.
MARINERS / Johjima parts with Seattle —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/20/2009
The Mariners' experiment of having the first Japanese catcher in the major leagues ended two years early. Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two seasons and $15.8 million of his contract, allowing him to sign with a Japanese team. Seattle general ...
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