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Kenji Johjima Signs Extension

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Mariners will give catcher Kenji Johjima a three-year extension.  That'd keep him with the team through 2011, his age 35 season.   It's worth three years and $24MM - no kind of discount.

I didn't see this coming; I thought the Ms would hand catching duties over to Jeff Clement in '09 despite questionable defense.  Instead, they'll apparently use him as a DH/1B or trade him.  He's hitting .375/.500/.688  in 19 Triple A games.

Here's a look at the remaining free agent catchers after this season.  Ivan Rodriguez and Jason Varitek head the class.


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