...Reed Johnson was released today from The Toronto Blue Jays. You may remember the name being mentioned by writers as being available after Moises Alou went down.
Johnson, 31, was a 17th-round selection by Toronto in the 1999 First-Year Player Draft, and he spent parts of the past five seasons with the big league club. In his career with the Jays, Johnson hit .281 with a .342 on-base percentage over 610 games, serving as a left fielder and leadoff man.
The highlight of Johnson's tenure with Toronto came in 2006, when he led the team with a .319 average and ranked first among American League leadoff men with a .390 on-base percentage. Last season, though, Johnson suffered a back injury in April and missed roughly three months after undergoing surgery to repair a herniated disc.
He was quoted as saying:"I prepared myself for it, In my mind, I've been released a couple times already. Once we signed Stew (OF Shannon Stewart), it was one of those situations where the two of us, I think, we're prepared for either a release or a trade."
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