Outfielder Reed Johnson and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract worth $3,275,000. The 31-year-old hit .236 with two homers and 14 RBIs last season, which was cut short in April because of a herniated disk. Johnson is a .281 hitter with 42 homers and 234 RBIs in five seasons with the Blue Jays.
Toronto also agreed to minor league contracts with right-hander Lance Carter, and left-handers John Parrish and Ryan Ketchner.
Carter was 3-5 with a 4.48 ERA last year with Orix of Japan’s Pacific League, and Parrish went a combined 2-2 with a 5.72 ERA for Baltimore and Seattle. Ketchner was 1-11 with a 5.62 ERA at Triple-A Portland, a San Diego farm team.