Today, the
Tribune reported in normal-sized type that the Dodgers signed closer Kenley
Jensen to a five-year, $80 million deal.
A corresponding move was relegated to the tiny type in Transactions.
To make room for
Jensen on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers designated ex-White Sox Micah Johnson
for assignment. Johnson was part of a
three-team trade that brought Todd Frazier over from the Reds last season; Sox
prospects including Johnson and outfielder Trace Thompson went to LA while
Dodger prospects went to Cincinnati.
Johnson finds
himself in the same boat as former Sox outfielder Thad Bosley, a onetime phenom
who said, “I used to be a prospect. Now
I’m a suspect.” Johnson had a chance to
start at second base for both the Sox and the Dodgers, only to underwhelm each
time. At the age of 25, he should be
hitting better than the .261 he put up in Triple-A last year. Johnson’s career is, as they say, at a
crossroads.
Personally, I
hope he finds success on and off the field.
Clare follows him on Twitter and sends along some of his tweets; the man
can string words along, maybe better than he can base hits. He draws and speaks in complete sentences and
has expressed an interest in law school.
It’s time for something good to happen in his life, whether a starting
job on the major league level or good LSAT scores. Either way, I wish him well.
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