Thanks for keeping the info flowing. Let’s see the type of offers the Marlins get, maybe it would be worth our while. If there isn’t something really strong, like what Law mentioned, we could go into the regular season with him and still get something at the deadline if we fall out of contention.

Buster Olney’s insider had this: “5. The respected John Perotto twittered that the Marlins are willing to trade Josh Johnson. I made contact with a couple of executives of rival teams Thursday night, and both indicated that the Marlins had not yet told them this.”

and then Peter Gammons had this on Twitter:

@pgammo:
Tis the season when agents try to spin news. So here is reality:Josh Johnson isn’t going anywhere. 2010 @ $4M is good business for Phish

Thanks for the link and the quote (for those of us like me who cannot access ESPN Insider). I absolutely agree with Law. If the team has no interest in resigning Johnson, the return package would be very good and the Marlins could easily get an excellent haul WITH major league talent.

Keith Law just posted his Insider take on JJ, fwiw…

http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/features/rumors#3728

“The Marlins actually have a history of moving guys early, and in Johnson — under control for whoever gets him for two more years — they have a player who is worth a major package of prospects. Think: two ML-ready guys, plus two solid prospects at the Double-A level. In Johnson you have a difference-maker like Halladay, but you have that extra year of control. He doesn’t have Halladay’s history of durability, but few do.”

The organization’s been mum on the whole issue, but I think that this silence probably means the Marlins are moving on with a year-to-year plan. And yeah, I don’t like Samson all that much (not at all, actually).