Johnson Avoids Arbitration

The Marlins avoided an arbitration hearing with Josh Johnson by signing the tall righty to a one year, 1.4 million dollar contract on Wednesday.   In 14 starts during 2008, Johnson had a sparkling 3.61 E.R.A and showed signs of being a staff ace.    Going into 2009, Johnson is expected to be the number two starter in the rotation only behind Ricky Nolasco who served as the ace of the team last season.

Following this signing, the Marlins have eight abitration eligible players remaining to work on deals with.    Those players are Jorge Cantu, Dan Uggla, Jeremy Hermida, Ricky Nolasco Alfredo Amezaga,Logan Kensing, Dallas McPherson and Cody Ross.   These players will need to sign deals soon in order to avoid arbitration hearings.