Kelly Johnson Placed On Disabled List

by Knox BardeenFiled under: Braves, MLB Injuries, MLB TransactionsThe Atlanta Braves have announced that struggling second baseman, Kelly Johnson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right wrist. This is the second piece of bad news Johnson has received this week. After Tuesday night's game, Bobby Cox announced that Martin Prado would take over as the starting second baseman for the Braves. Johnson, who is hitting .214 this season in 234 at-bats, has been mired in an awful 9-for-74 slump. Johnson's overall poor hitting, especially his .174 average against right-handed pitchers, combined with Prado's recent success forced Cox to rule out a platoon situation and give the job outright to Prado.Kelly Johnson Placed On Disabled List originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:27:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments