Marlins Acquire Nick Johnson

Is that an Insider Only thing? I'm not seeing it anywhere on the page.

Again, why are teams so intent on trading anything of value for Johnson? Ryan Tucker is too much. The kid throws a 96mph fast ball and Johnson eats cheese burgers on the DL for half the season.

evn with johnson the marlins got no chance to beat out the phils for the division

We need this so bad right now. We need someone that gets on base and emilio is definatly not doing that, nick has a great ops and he will solidify the line-up. I guarentee he wont strike out with the the game on the line and one out like emilio did last night

Hopefully Cantu can get readjusted to 3B quickly and hopefully it does not affect his offense.

go cubs go -

Uh, ever hear of the Wild Card?

This would be an outstanding move for the Marlins. A .408 OBP guy in front of Hanley is just pure gold.

B.K.- I really can't see him as a successful closer. He got his feelings hurt when the Marlins put him in the bullpen, and he just seems rattled with anyone on base. He has a great arm, but one pitch won't bring success unless your name is Mariano Rivera

Leo Nunez is just a year older than Tucker and is already the team's closer. Nunez is much better suited than Tucker as this team's closer as he has better stuff and has the same velocity.

Besides Tucker has been struggling in the minors and his value has gone done now that he will probably be converted into a bullpen arm rather than a closer.

I wonder who the other prospect is? Maybe Thompson or Cousins? Possibly Raynor?

Bonifacio has been giving Yuni a run for worst everyday player in the game.

I've never seen an organization be so blinding by the first week of the season. If he had a big week in mid-May and absolutely blew before and after it, then he would've been benched by now. But he blew up for like eight games, mostly against the Nats, and had a bunch of articles written about how electric he was, even though he's really not remotely good.

Posted by: scribbletone | July 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Surely you ment Yunesky Betancourt and not Yunel Escobar. escobar is hitting over .300 with 11 HR and 50 sum RBI.

Raynor would probably make sense, seems to be the type of player the new management in D.C. is after.

Some one will give Johnson big dollars in the off season and then he will claim the title of the league's next Hank Blalock.

Whats a wild card? is that something to do with UFC?

Yes! Pull the trigger on this trade!

There is no way we are going to win with Bonifacio in the lineup. Simply no way. I'm pretty sure I would have a better OBP then he would if I played for the Marlins.

Our lineup would be looking pretty sweet after we do this deal. Next we should try to get Paul Maholm or Zach Duke from the Pirates though the Pirates might be asking too high. They said they don't want to trade those guys unless they get a great deal. That would probably mean a top tier prospect.

actually our lineup would be extremely SOLID if we can trade Jeremy Hermida for a better hitter dont u think???? i mean he strikes out way too much wats up w dat? Ross Gload would be a better fit if they get rid of Hermida!!!!! I LOVE GLOAD i trust him way more than Hermida to get a hit! either Gload or someone else! Maybe Adam Dunn?

well if thats not the case put in Ross Gload instead of hermida bench him for striking out so much!!!!

"Was serious and not just as good on offense (well, close on LaRoche's part) but Johnson is nowhere near the fielder he was and since you only get Johnson for 2 months, just how many games will he actually play before A: breaking his leg and ending up on the DL again, B: pulling a groin and ending up on the DL again C, D, E etc.. another DL trip to end the season...."

Not trying to nitpick, but it wasn't as if Nick's leg just snapped willy-nilly. He broke the femur in a horrific collision.

"Not trying to nitpick, but it wasn't as if Nick's leg just snapped willy-nilly. He broke the femur in a horrific collision."

I understand DC Nats Fan. Johnson IS a good hitter, he just simply cannot stay healthy, not one thing, just a multitude of bad luck that follows him injury wise. That is why hard to understand the Nat's FO asking so much for him on the health issue alone in his walk year and more so when there is -0- chance of compensation with him not qualifying even if arbitration was offered.

Just hard to believe. Nats could have gotten a good prospect from Boston for him, but tried to extort Delcarmen, now trying to get a good prospect in Tucker from the Fish for him. It's like Rizzo really has no clue what he wants for a player, but is choosing the by what team he is negotiating with instead and it is going to cost them any chance now of getting anything for him period AND paying him what salary he is owed, then just hope he at least does not get hurt and miss the rest of the season.

I don't know why the Nats don't just trade Nick Johnson unless they firmly believe they will re-sign him. He's still too much of an injury risk, they should have just taken a prospect or two and be done with it. He would of helped the Marlins out a lot too, shame they called it off for whatever reason.

Outstanding, outstanding move for the Marlins.

nice move by the marlins!

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

Great move for us!

Good for both sides-Fish get a nice 1B, Nats get something for "nothing" essentially, since Nick wasn't gonna be a Type B. Fish fans-you're getting a great guy for the clubhouse too.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! FINALLY
now we are SOLID!!! no more Boni :))
now how about Heath Bell huh?
THATS GONNA BE AMAZING IF MARLINS GET BELL TOO!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! FINALLY
now we are SOLID!!! no more Boni :)

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What position do you play for the Marlins? Or are you in the front office?

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What position do you play for the Marlins? Or are you in the front office?"

Posted by: chris | August 01, 2009 at 12:22 PM

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He said "we" so I naturally assumed that meant he was on the team or in the front office.

Oh, wait I guess he's just a fan of the team, my bad, I guess the english language escapes me sometimes.

The man reason we think he is going to make the marlins alot better is because he gets on base. With him in the 2 hole instead of Bonifacio it gives hanley and cantu more oppurtunities with runners on base and should benefit Chris Coghlan having a patient hitter in front of him so he could steal bases.