Marlins may offer extension to Josh Johnson
by Eli Greenspan on Sep 13, 2009 11:58 PM EDT
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PrintThe Miami Herald is reporting that there is some 'sentiment' within the Marlins front office towards offering ace Josh Johnson a long term deal. Johnson, 25, is not eligble to be a free agent until after the 2011 season. Johnson is 33-15 in 82 career appearances (72 starts). Johnson missed most of 2007 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but has recovered nicely for the Marlins, appearing in his first All-Star game this season.
The Marlins could lock up Johnson for four years, buying out two years of free agency. A deal comparable to Cole Hamels' makes sense. Maybe a four year deal worth around 20 or 22 million dollars, coming out to average salary of about 5 million dollars.
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I'd be all for it
The team doesn’t have a whole lot to lose if they offer a deal like the one proposed. In JJ’s final year of arb, he’s likely to be a good deal past the average number you showed here, Eli. And we’d be getting two free agent years. It’d be interesting if he takes it, coming off the monster year he’s had.
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