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Josh Johnson Makes #3 of the Best Starting Pitchers of 2010

This year is the first year in a long time that starting pitchers are dominating more than hitters. ERA’s are so low this year for many pitchers, which made it very hard to pick a top five. A lot of people probably know who number one is going to be, but the other four can be anyone’s guess.

3. Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins: Johnson is turning out to be a solid starter for the Marlins. I don’t know what it is with the Marlins, but they do produce some of the best pitchers every year. The problem with the Marlins is the pitchers are too good and wind up getting traded because they are rarely in contention or they become free agents and leave because the Marlins can’t offer them as much money as other teams. Last year Johnson, who was only 25 at the time, proved that he is a great pitcher. Johnson went 15-5 with an ERA of 3.23 and 191 strikeouts. This year Johnson is looking even better with an 8-3 record, 1.83 ERA, which is tied for the best ERA in baseball, and on top of that he has 107 strikeouts. Johnson’s stats are impressive and he would probably have a better win/loss record if he were playing for a winning team. With the Marlins currently in fourth place in their division and seven and a half games out of first, they don’t really have much of a chance of any future success this season. The Marlins are in the second weakest division and they are still in fourth place. Johnson may be another one of those Marlin produced pitchers that will be saying goodbye once his free agent season comes by.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network

June 30, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Florida Marlins, MLB, Marlins News | Josh Johnson, Marlins, matrlins, MLB | No Comments Yet