Nick Johnson....seriously

[durango46]

Just think of all the future number one draft picks they can use to "build from within"

I love the Orioles.....

this owner and his puppets break my heart..........it's just wrong

if he had any kind of HEART he would open up his checkbook and let DD do his job or SELL

[durango46]

eh, minor league signing. Most teams have these kind of signings.
No biggie to get all bunged up over.

TM

eh,
so much for this post

Nick Johnson will be at Camden Yards in uni Friday for opening day


ENJOY

what a freaking joke

[Far from home]

Johnson has never been a joke. Whenever he's played, he's done well - it's been keeping him on the field that has been the problem.
The same challenge will be for the O's this year.
Keeping him at DH should help.

[larsanderson]

Johnson has never been a joke. Whenever he's played, he's done well - it's been keeping him on the field that has been the problem.
The same challenge will be for the O's this year.
Keeping him at DH should help.

His injuries kept him from playing in 2007 and 2011 and played in only 38 games in 2008 and only 24 games in 2010.

Nice guy, apparently. And pretty good player offensively and defensively, when healthy.
But how does a 33 year old journeyman 1B/DH help the Orioles rebuild and become a competitive team?

Wilson Betemit and Nick Johnson, pick one, not both, for the 25th man on a team in a NL pennant race

[Byng]

His injuries kept him from playing in 2007 and 2011 and played in only 38 games in 2008 and only 24 games in 2010.

Nice guy, apparently. And pretty good player offensively and defensively, when healthy.
But how does a 33 year old journeyman 1B/DH help the Orioles rebuild and become a competitive team?

Wilson Betemit and Nick Johnson, pick one, not both, for the 25th man on a team in a NL pennant race

Wow! Is that you Buck? Or is it somebody that thinks/dreams they could do the job better than you!

[Far from home]

His injuries kept him from playing in 2007 and 2011 and played in only 38 games in 2008 and only 24 games in 2010.

Nice guy, apparently. And pretty good player offensively and defensively, when healthy.
But how does a 33 year old journeyman 1B/DH help the Orioles rebuild and become a competitive team?

Wilson Betemit and Nick Johnson, pick one, not both, for the 25th man on a team in a NL pennant race

Betemit was going to be on the team already.
The O's made a commitment to him - whether or not he adds any real value. I don't think he does.
Johnson, on the other hand, does a lot to help the O's biggest weakness, which is to work the pitch count and take walks.

If you're saying "why didn't the O's sign Fielder instead"...join the club.
The O's need a lot more than Fielder to become valuable.

[hector]

Wow! Is that you Buck? Or is it somebody that thinks/dreams they could do the job better than you!

Most of us on this board could do as well or better than BS.

[18-87-44-29]

eh,
so much for this post

Nick Johnson will be at Camden Yards in uni Friday for opening day


ENJOY

what a freaking joke

Oh....I will. I always enjoy a good laugh.....and it looks like I will get one 162 times a year courtesy of the team from the 'gem' of MLB stadiums (freshly rennovated no less! )

[Oriole-Bob]

I don't see what's wrong with signing him to a minor league deal.

It be completely different if he was signed to start at first for us. He isn't even going to make the team.

haha!

[Far from home]

haha!

Johnson has a career .844 OPS, and he had a .851 OPS this ST. If that doesn't earn you a roster spot, I don't know what does.

[Byng]

Johnson has a career .844 OPS, and he had a .851 OPS this ST. If that doesn't earn you a roster spot, I don't know what does.

Byngo!

[hector]

Johnson has a career .844 OPS, and he had a .851 OPS this ST. If that doesn't earn you a roster spot, I don't know what does.

Vlad, the Latino future Hall of Famer, has a .931 career OPS and Vlad is hardly ever too injured to show up and play.

[Far from home]

Vlad, the Latino future Hall of Famer, has a .931 career OPS and Vlad is hardly ever too injured to show up and play.

Selective statistical quotation gets you nowhere.

Last year, he had a .733 OPS, and two out of the last 3 years his OPS was below .800.
NO ONE ELSE SIGNED HIM!

Get over it, or hire him on as your personal baseball game buddy, since you have the money - apparently.

[Byng]

Selective statistical quotation gets you nowhere.

Last year, he had a .733 OPS, and two out of the last 3 years his OPS was below .800.
NO ONE ELSE SIGNED HIM!

Get over it, or hire him on as your personal baseball game buddy, since you have the money - apparently.

But, but, but, Hector could do a much better job than Buck Showalter! He said so in an earlier post.

[bmore_ken]

Don't we have anybody in the minors to play 1st base ????

Looks like another washed up retread
Way to go Petey

Just as I predicted on 2/15/12

The Orioles did not add Nick Johnson to the team. He is a typical minor league depth signing that all teams do. Trying to spin this into something that it is not is just being intellectually dishonest.

TM

I guarantee you he'll be on the ML roster by the all star break at the latest and probably sooner. Let's make a wager of one year away from the board for whoever loses

The O's are just too predictable

[bmore_ken]

I don't see what's wrong with signing him to a minor league deal.

It be completely different if he was signed to start at first for us. He isn't even going to make the team.

Don't be too sure

They have 3 players (Reimold, Reynolds, Davis) that can play first base. What makes you think they'll add a fourth?

the last 14 years of decisions

The O's just make it too easy

[weird-O]

The O's just make it too easy

anyone who didn't see that coming is either not paying attention each year, or they just didn't want to see it. this is how the O's operate. they sign a player for reason A (in this case, to be a minor league depth addition). Then they casually shift that player to reason B (a starting position with the big club).

the most well known example of this practice was when they brought Raffy back. he was supposed to be a p/t DH. but as the off season wore on, he morphed into the starting 1Bman.

[hector]

Selective statistical quotation gets you nowhere.

Last year, he had a .733 OPS, and two out of the last 3 years his OPS was below .800.
NO ONE ELSE SIGNED HIM!

Get over it, or hire him on as your personal baseball game buddy, since you have the money - apparently.

"Selective statistical quotation" indeed. Let's look at Nick's production the last three years:

2011 - Produced nothing since he didn't play a single game.
2010 - Played a grand total of 24 games with an OPS of .693.
2009 - Played a grand total of 35 games.

[hector]

But, but, but, Hector could do a much better job than Buck Showalter! He said so in an earlier post.

The O's BS is a mere shadow of his former self who did a very poor job last year. I suspect half the posters on this board could have won as many games as BS did last year.

[weird-O]

"Selective statistical quotation" indeed. Let's look at Nick's production the last three years:

2011 - Produced nothing since he didn't play a single game.
2010 - Played a grand total of 24 games with an OPS of .693.
2009 - Played a grand total of 35 games.

but he's getting paid a salary that's in line with his production. that's the difference. if VG was willing to sign a MiL contract and play for league min., he may still be in MLB.

neither player is going to help a competitive team.

generally, MLB is made up of 3 types of teams. Competitive (neither player will find an offer from this catagory), Rebuilding (these teams don't want diminished players in the twilight of their career), or perennial losers (this is a short list of teams, but the O's are on it). In the case of baltimore, they found a less expensive player to satisfy what they're looking for.