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Kenji Johjima, the primary Mariners catcher of the last four years, announced this week his plan to return to his native Japan, forfeiting $16 million remaining on his
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Kenji Johjima
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24 July 2008
r market team, especially an Asian-friendly one like Seattle, with fellow J-ball players Ichiro and Kenji Johjima, might be just the thing for Igawa.
But wait--i'm burying the lead here. Dumping Washburn and Vidro, even if they have to assume the lighter burden of Igawa's $9.4M contract, is a steal of a deal. Even if Igawa doesn't work out, and the B-level prospect washes out, too, that's two more millstones from the Bavasi era that we unload. Who cares if they end up with the Yankees? Who cares if they suddenly blossom into real-deal players the way they never could in Seattle? We should be happy to shed such high-priced mediocrity at any discount at all.
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19 July 2008
The AP is reporting the obvious, that Jose Vidro will lose time to the recently promoted Bryan LaHair at the DH spot, making me wonder (for the eleventy-millionth time) why he’s using up a roster spot at all. A backup DH? That’s about as useful as a left-handed monkey wrench, and about as valuable, too.
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11 July 2008
sack--using Jeff Clement there removes him from his more valuable position behind the plate, while Kenji Johjima (recently signed to a three-year extension) doesn't produce enough offensively at first. Ditto Vidro or Cairo, other guys Riggleman might choose to put there. They could always try for a trade to bring in a big bopper, or just try out some of their minor league talent. But they're indubitably better off.
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6 July 2008
ently in a sort of rotation between DH and catcher, which seems smart, except when you realize that Kenji Johjima was inked to a three-year, $24 million deal by Bill “Big Bucks” Bavasi, who was slinging around unexpected (and often undeserved) dollars during his recently terminated tenure at GM. Clement’s an offensive force, and solid behind the dish, while Johjima offers a good presence behind the plate, but not at it. Putting Johjima at first base or DH makes no more sense than any of the current guys at these positions: Sexson, Vidro or Miguel Cairo.
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27 June 2008
I'm going to deliberately provoke the ire of my easily ire-provokable friend/reader Drano by using horse racing once again as a blog segue (blogue? Have I created a word here?) For those who aren't privy to our emails--which is anyone outside of the NSA, I suppose--Drano doesn't like that I've mentioned a failed Triple Crown in horse racing while utterly failing to mention the victory of his team in the exciting Stanley Cup that happened a few weeks back. His team . . . the Stanley Cup . . . darned if I can't remember the name of his team or the sport he follows so avidly . . . but anyway, on to horse racing and baseball . . .
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18 June 2008
He’ll certainly do some DHing, and will spell Kenji Johjima behind the dish during the Ms upcoming NL swing, but even a converted catcher has more of a future than The Big Not-So-Sexy.
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