Marlins Reel in Johnson

Give the Marlins credit for recognizing the need to insert a better on-base percentage guy ahead of Hanley Ramirez and acquiring Nick Johnson from the Nationals. For those of you that won't be satisfied until Emilio Bonifacio is banished to...

(Photo of Mike Rizzo on TV by Nationals Enquirer Staff.) "The Nick Johnson trade was made because we got the prospect that we wanted in return. There was a reason it went until a few minutes before the Trade Deadline. We knew the player we identified as the guy we wanted. We waited for him. The Marlins came back to us at 17 minutes before the Deadline...

Johnson When healthy, Nick Johnson is a very productive player, mostly thanks to his tremendous ability to get on base, something the Marlins don't...

The Marlins didn't seek a character reference from first-base coach Andy Fox before acquiring Nick Johnson from the Nationals on Friday. Fox could have provided a pretty thorough report.

The Marlins are making a "strong push" for Nats first baseman Nick Johnson, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Marlins have offered minor league pitchers to the Nationals, but the sides haven't come to an agreement on which players Washington would receive. They're discussing Aaron Thompson and Ryan Tucker.

First baseman Nick Johnson has been traded from the Washington Nationals to the Florida Marlins.

The Florida Marlins have adjusted their major- league roster to add newly acquired first baseman Nick Johnson and reliever Matt Lindstrom to the club.

The Marlins were plenty pleased with Nick Johnson and the way the newest member of the club made himself right at home on the base paths, just as they had hoped when they traded for him.

First baseman Nick Johnson has been traded from the Washington Nationals to the Florida Marlins. The last-place Nationals got left-hander Aaron Thompson from Florida in a deal that was completed just before Friday's 4 p.m. deadline for making trades without waivers.

PITTSBURGH | The Washington Nationals pulled off two deals in the final hour before baseball's trade deadline Friday, sending first baseman Nick Johnson to the Florida Marlins for left-handed prospect Andrew Thompson and reliever Joe Beimel to the Colorado Rockies for a pair of minor league pitchers. Johnson, the last remaining Montreal Expos player in the organization, said...

Johnson to Marlins, Beimel to Rockies - Nationals Journal, The PostNick Johnson, the original Washington Nationals and final Montreal Expos first baseman, has been dealt to the Florida Marlins for Aaron Thompson, a AA pitcher. Here is all I could find about him (firstinning.com)Joe Beimel was traded for two minor league righties, Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian. Mattheus averaged...

No one saw this one coming. The Marlins allegedly almost reeled in Padres closer Heath Bell, but that never came to fruition, so the Marlins instead acquired Nick Johnson from the Nationals. Talk about a surprise move. The Marlins were doing good with Jorge Cantu on offense and defense this season, and the thought was the team was happy with Cantu at first. As good as Cantu performed...

While the Boston Red Sox were busy trading for Victor Martinez, the Chicago White Sox were busy trying to acquire San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy. The White Sox had one hurdle to climb: for the deal to be completed he would have to approve the trade, the same trade he rejected this past offseason. This time, Peavy, under contract through the 2013 season, approved the trade, realizing...