No, not this one.
Baseball America reported that the Nationals signed this Josh Johnson, a catcher who seems likely to open the season in Triple-A Syracuse while Jamie Burke recovers from knee surgery.
The 27-year old Johnson spent the 2009 season in Independent baseball after splitting eight minor league seasons between Minnesota, Tampa & Houston.
#1 by Rich - March 25th, 2010 at 14:14
Arghh… You got me so excited… stupid fine print and reading… Almost Spring break for you, right? Mine starts on Friday. I hope you enjoy yours!
#2 by estuartj - March 25th, 2010 at 15:05
Can’t we just accidentally swap them at the next spring training game?
#3 by Nats fan in NJ - March 25th, 2010 at 15:37
Completely threw me on that headline!
#4 by JMW4th - March 25th, 2010 at 17:05
damn you, Brian.
#5 by Greg - March 25th, 2010 at 18:21
Too early for April Fools.
#6 by Stuart - March 25th, 2010 at 20:14
let’s not overlook those 6 relief outings since ‘06!
#7 by Jeff E. - March 26th, 2010 at 11:32
Brandon Boggs from Texas, Brian??? funny how players careers are now roling through Indy League versus longer AAA stints.
#8 by Nats Fan In TX - March 26th, 2010 at 13:09
Why are the Nats not in on all of these Cuban prospects? I know the Nats approach to Latin signings has been to spread the money over several players rather than sign the big names for the Dominicans. However, the Cubans generally have pro experience seem to be more of a “known quantity” and would be worth more. I realize the Nats were in on Chapman, but I haven’t seen an ties to the Cubans aside from him.
#9 by Sue Dinem - March 26th, 2010 at 13:11
Jeff E. — It’s a function of cost. The Atlantic League makes no bones about its mission of being a haven for six-year FAs, so it’s cheaper for many organizations to simply buy a player when the need arises — especially if they prefer to keep a prospect at AA rather than promote him to AAA .