Josh Johnson 2010: Four Years Sounds Good

[Swifty]

Because he's got 39 million reasons to not care.

[Swifty]

From ESPN's "pitching stock market" thing. He's so damn good.

2. RHP Josh Johnson, Marlins (age 26)
Here's a shocker. The great Ubaldo didn't finish second in this race, either. Johnson actually outpolled him, 12 votes to 11, even though they're the same age.

So what's up with that? Well, the Josh Johnson Fan Club loves the chances of this 6-foot-7, 240-pound monster holding up to be "a horse for the next 10 years." Plus, quipped one panelist, "He's already had Tommy John [surgery], so he's got that out of the way."

But beyond the "absolutely overpowering weapons," our panelists kept extolling Johnson's "drive to be special" and his "great desire to be the best." He also has the aura of a star who's on the rise. Since this guy came back from his Tommy John surgery just before the 2008 All-Star break, he's 28-8 and has the best winning percentage (.778) among all big league starters not named Chris Carpenter (24-6, .800).

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...umblings100604

[Ralph]

he's awsome <3

[emkayseven]

pbpsports

Josh Johnson has allowed one ER or less in his last 8 starts. That's the 2nd-longest streak in history (11; Bob Gibson, 1968.) #Marlins

[Swifty]

Always worth repeating: remember when we didn't want to give him the 4th year?

[Bobbob1313]

No.

I remember when we were negotiating with him and didn't garauntee a 4th year off the bat and his prick agent kept talking a bunch of shit about how he wouldn't sign and would be traded and then we gave him the fourth year.

Not sure that's worth repeating at all.

[Beef]

I remember when there was no way he would ever sign any sort of contract with the Florida Marlins ever

[Miamarlin21]

Anyone remember how much crap Samson was talking about trading JJ and Uggla. I CANNOT stand him.

[Beef]

He did pretty good work to help bring a stadium.

He is annoying but he did that

[Miamarlin21]

He did pretty good work to help bring a stadium.

He is annoying but he did that

Well he should stick to that and not run his mouth about who he thinks will or will not be with the team.

[wanks1212]

Samson shouldn't talk about personnel, but like Beef alluded to, the work and persuastion he did with all the city of Miami and Miami-Dade county dummies was amazing.

[TealMonster08]

Samson is gonna get us an All-Star Game one day! Hes not all bad.

[Jay]

Samson should have nothing to do with baseball operations and therefore not say anything about them

[CrimsonCane]

People should just take his opinion on baseball operations for what it's worth. (i.e. very little)

[Swifty]

No.

I remember when we were negotiating with him and didn't garauntee a 4th year off the bat and his prick agent kept talking a bunch of shit about how he wouldn't sign and would be traded and then we gave him the fourth year.

Not sure that's worth repeating at all.

Hey bob2, where were you here?

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