New closer Jim Johnson agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Catcher John Jaso also reached agreement on a $2.3 million, one-year deal. The A's acquired Johnson, the 2013 American League saves leader, last month in a trade with Baltimore. He converted 50 of 59 save opportunities in 2013, going 3-8 with a 2.94 ERA. He was tied with Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel for the major league saves lead. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10308421/jim-johnson-john-jaso-reach-deals-oakland-athletics
