What It Means:

It will be the largest guarantee ever for a foreign player in Asia. Johnson, a first-round pick of the Red Sox in 2006, owns a 1.90 ERA in 331 1/3 innings since the Twins sold him to the Hiroshima Carp for mid-six figures in October 2014. Another blow for Minnesota fans.

Johnson last pitched in the majors in 2014. He owns a career MLB ERA of 5.32 in 23.2 innings pitched from 2013-2014 with the Pirates and Twins.