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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Who's the best pitcher in the NL? Jimenez? Halladay? Nope...None other than Josh Johnson

Josh Johnson will make his 18th start of the season today in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. His ERA still sits at a Pedro Martinez-like 1.82 and his WHIP is currently at 0.96. Despite these impressive numbers (also, his batting average against is .203) his overall record sits at 8-3.

Only 8 wins!! Are you kidding me Florida offense? All you have to do is score two or three runs a game and he gets a win.

His insane numbers don't stop at ERA and whip, actually, his complete statistical line is off the charts. He strikes out a batter per inning, walks about one hitter every five innings, and has only given up four homers in 114 IP. (He's basically the starter version of Mariano Rivera.)

Will he get his ninth win today? Yes. He will. Plain and simple. He is the most dominant pitcher in the league and he should be the All-Star Game starter. If he isn't, I will be completely shocked and Charlie Manuel should be shunned from baseball for a week or so (seems like a fair punishment to me, oh and by the way Charlie, there's more to come on your ridiculous All-Star picks).
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  1. LSosaJuly 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    This guy is pretty sick. He's one of the few guysI remember not missing a beat coming back from TJ surgery last year. He did have a big innings spike in 2009 after the surgery, so my only concern would be he tires in the 2nd half. But, yeah, he is right there with the best in the game right now.

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  2. LSosaJuly 8, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    Good call on Johnson - he was unhittable. His WHIP is now below 1.0 and his ERA below 2.0. It won't stay there as no starters' will but that's as dominant as it gets.

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