CLEVELAND (AP) – Pitcher Jason Johnson signed a one-year, $4 million contract with Cleveland on Monday, the clearest sign yet the Indians are moving on without Kevin Millwood.

Johnson, a 32-year-old free agent, went 8-13 with a 4.55 ERA in a career-high 210 innings last season for Detroit. The right-hander could earn as much as $11.5 million over two years in a deal that includes a mutual option for 2007.

Johnson and Paul Byrd, signed by the Indians this month, join C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook in one of the AL’s deepest rotations. The newcomers will try to replace Scott Elarton, who signed with Kansas City, and Millwood, still on the market but looking for a five-year deal.

Millwood signed a one-year, incentive-heavy package with Cleveland last winter. He was plagued by arm problems while in Philadelphia but led the AL in ERA and helped mentor the Indians’ young staff. Indians general manager Mark Shapiro has said since the season ended that it would be a long shot to keep Millwood. Now, with Johnson signed, the club’s pursuit of Millwood appears over.

Scott Boras, the pitcher’s agent, visited Texas and Boston last week.

“With him not accepting arbitration and us having five starters under contract, it definitely takes us out of the Kevin Millwood competition at this point,” Shapiro said.

With Millwood pricing himself out of Cleveland and Shapiro not wanting to complete the rotation with a young pitcher, the Indians turned to the 6-foot-6 Johnson, who has made at least 32 starts in four of the past five seasons. His contract includes a club option for 2007.

“We always look at dependability and reliability as being two main criteria,” Shapiro said. “Beyond being a dependable person, Jason is among the elite in the amount of innings he’s provided his teams in recent years.”

Blue Jays expected to announce Glaus trade

The Toronto Blue Jays hope to announce this week that they have acquired slugger Troy Glaus from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

“Hopefully, soon. But not today,” Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi said Monday evening. “Right now we’re just trying to finish everything off.”

Ricciardi said Glaus had not yet completed a physical.

Glaus and a prospect are expected to be sent to Toronto for reliever Miguel Batista and Gold Glove second baseman Orlando Hudson. Glaus led Arizona in homers (37) and RBIs (97) last year, playing in 149 games despite occasional flare-ups of a strained tendon in the back of his left knee.

He was the 2002 World Series MVP for Anaheim, following a regular season in which he had a career-high 111 RBIs. In 2000, Glaus led the AL with 47 homers.

Batista, now 34, had 31 saves as last season, his second with the Blue Jays and his first as their closer. He went 29-26 with the Diamondbacks in 76 starts and 44 relief appearances with the Diamondbacks from 2001-03.

The 28-year-old Hudson is a career .271 hitter and a spectacular defensive player.

Glaus, who is 29, is due to make $10.5 million next year as part of a $45 million, four-year contract he agreed to in December 2004. The Diamondbacks would like to reduce their payroll.

Adding Glaus gives Toronto the power hitter the Blue Jays have lacked since Carlos Delgado left as a free agent after the 2003 season.

Toronto, expanding its payroll from $45 million to around $80 million, have been one of the most active teams in baseball this offseason. The Blue Jays already added starter A.J. Burnett, first baseman Lyle Overbay and gave closer B.J. Ryan a five-year, $47 million contract that is the richest ever for a reliever.

They’re expected to make more trades because adding Glaus creates a glut at their corner infield positions. Glaus prefers playing third base, but the Blue Jays already have Corey Koskie. The Blue Jays also have Shea Hillenbrand and Eric Hinske at first base and DH.

AP-ES-12-26-05 1913EST