Johnson clears waivers, reports to Triple-A

Dan Johnson cleared waivers this time during his DFA stint and has accepted an assignment to the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Durham.
Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Rays after being designated by the A’s and spent just one day with the club before being designated again. The Rays designated Johnson to make room […]

Rays designate Johnson for assignment

Here today, gone tomorrow. Dan Johnson was claimed off waivers last Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Rays. Just a week and a day later, Johnson is gone from the Rays.
Johnson was brought in as an insurance policy when Carlos Pena went down with a hurt hamstring, but it turns out Pena was able […]

Dan Johnson claimed by Rays

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Gate is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays have claimed Dan Johnson off waivers.
“It’s been a long 10 days,” Johnson said. “I’ve just got to get back into the swing of things. I can’t complain, it’s a big-league job. I’m still going.”
The fact he was claimed by a team […]

A’s designate Johnson for assignment

Dan Johnson’s career with the Oakland A’s is probably over now. Susan Slusser just broke the news that Dan Johnson has been designated for assignment by the A’s, giving them 10 days to trade him before they place him on waivers or give him his outright release.
Slusser says the Giants come to mind as […]

Duchscherer to miss start with biceps strain

A’s starting pitcher Justin Duchscherer was told he’ll be held out of his scheduled start on Wednesday after his MRI exam revealed a biceps strain.
“I’m hoping it’s just one start,” Duchscherer said. “They said I can’t throw for a few days and I might need a cortisone injection. When I came in today, I was […]

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