Recently acquired Josh Johnson open to extension if Blue Jays are, too

Toronto Blue Jays righthander Josh Johnson, acquired in the 12-player deal with the Miami Marlins, would be open to signing a contract extension beyond the 2013 season, his agent told the Toronto Star.
However, the newspaper says the Blue Jays have not yet approached him about such a deal.

Josh Johnson won't bat with the Jays, but he is out to swing a contract. (AP Photo)

"It hasn't come up in any of our conversations," agent Matt Sosnick said. GM Alex Anthopoulos "hasn't volunteered it, and I haven't asked him about it. It's probably something that if he wants to talk about it we'll talk about it down the road."
Johnson, 28, is one of five players the Jays acquired in the blockbuster trade last week. Two other key pieces in that deal, lefthander Mark Buehrle and All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes, are under team control through 2015 and '17, respectively. Johnson, however, will be a free agent after the 2013 season.
Sosnick told the Star that he thinks Johnson, if he has a strong season, could fetch one of the biggest free-agent contracts in history for a starting pitcher but that he's open to discussing a deal that could keep him in Toronto.
Johnson made 31 starts last season, going 8-14 with a 3.81 ERA, the worst of his career over a full season, for the last-place Marlins. He has a career 3.15 ERA and was 56-37 over all or parts of eight major-league seasons with the Marlins. He's a two-time All-Star who had the lowest ERA in the NL in 2010 (2.30) but missed almost all of 2011 with shoulder inflammation.
He also missed most of the 2007 season after Tommy John surgery.