What happened to this guy & is he worth a shot

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 4/25/2008 on metsfever.blogspot.com [flag]

It's seems like it wasn't that long ago that Dan Johnson was one of those bright young stars in the vaunted Oakland farm system. 9. Dan Johnson: Hitting .305/.396/.527 at Triple-A Sacramento. He's ready. Can he find a place to play? source John Sickels Minor league report 5/13/05 Johnson was a hitting machine with adequate defensive skills. His first year in the majors was 2005 in ... [link]

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Johnson, Bonds, Piazza
Published 4/25/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Saarloos, Juan Castro, Dan Johnson and Hideo Nomo. OK, maybe Nomo is a stretch. With players like this being made available it is even more reason for teams to avoid trades and wait. And of course Barry Bonds and Mike Piazza are still sitting out there. Let's take a look at what is being said about these players in the Blogosphere... Mets Fever wonders if Johnson is worth a flyer from the Mets but wonders who would go to make room. ...

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