Josh Johnson

Long-term contract talks with Josh Johnson hits roadblock

FishStripes (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Long-term contract negotiations with Josh Johnson may have come to an end . "Josh obviously wanted to do something to stay long-term with the Marlins , but it doesn't look that way now,' his agent, Matt Sosnick, said today. Johnson, 25, is entering his second winter of arbitration but was hoping to sign a four-year contract worth at least $40 million. The Marlins were believed to be willing to...

Josh Johnson Extension Talks Reach Impasse

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is reporting that contract extension talks between Josh Johnson and the Marlins have reached an impasse, and that the righthander will not agree to a new deal with the team at all. "Based on our conversations, there's no chance of doing a long-term deal with the Marlins," [Johnson's agent Matt] Sosnick said. "We made it clear that it was going to be this year or...

Agent: No long-term deal for Florida Marlins' Josh Johnson

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

There will be no long-term contract for Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson. Not this year. And probably not ever.<p/> So said the All-Star pitcher's agent Friday.

Sosnick Right To Demand Fourth Year In Extension Talks For Josh Johnson

Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

According to a report by Jerry Crasnick, there is no longer any chance that Josh Johnson will be signed to a long-term contract extension to remain with the Florida Marlins. Matt Sosnick, who represents Johnson and was the agent featured in Crasnick’s excellent License to Deal, was blunt in his assessment why talks broke down. From [...]

I’m Reading: about Actions, Medley’s, who’s cheaper, Free Agent Fears

MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Jessica from MetsMerized Online says that actions speak louder than words, and wants Omar Minaya to show us he wants to win. Greg from Faith and Fear in Flushing offers a medley to salute the 1999 Mets. Meanwhile, Mike from New York Baseball Digest thinks that Josh Johnson could be cheaper in terms of dealing prospects than [...]

Saturday Morning Rangers Notes: Swinging From The Heels

Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

In the spirit of trying new things and accommodating my bizarre schedule, I'm going to shuffle the deck a little bit this morning and solely post the latest rumors/news trickling down from the top right now, then fill in the gaps with some actual analysis around the middle of the morning: ● Team officials from both the Rangers and the Cubs vehemently denied early-day reports that a three-way...

ESPN: Marlins and Johnson at Impasse on Contract Extension

MetsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com says that the Marlins and RHP Josh Johnson have been unable to reach an agreement on a long term contract extension, and the two sides are at an “impasse” in their negotiations. Johnson’s agent, Matt Sosnick told ESPN.com: “”Based on our conversations, there’s no chance of doing a long-term deal with the Marlins…We [...]

• Anatomy of an Impasse - Fish Chunks
• Agent: Pitcher Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins reach impasse in contract talks - ESPN

Johnson wanted four-year deal (Jerry Crasnick/ESPN)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jerry Crasnick / ESPN : Johnson wanted four-year deal — There will be no long-term contract for pitcher Josh Johnson with the Florida Marlins this winter, his agent said Friday. — Agent Matt Sosnick told ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and Johnson have reached an “impasse,” and Johnson expects to play under a one-year deal in 2010.

Bucs offensive line buried at the bottom

Buc 'Em (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

The Bucs offensive line got the first piece of good news in awhile on Tuesday. That news was that Arron Sears would be returning to the team. A key component to our young line, Sears was going to be counted on heavily in 2009. But he disappeared from the team in a story that still hasn't completely unfolded. The Bucs OL turned to Zuttah to fill the gap, who has done an admirable job, but the line as...

Josh Johnson Talks About Chucky, Team Unity

JoeBucsFan.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

It seems Chucky really did have the quarterback laboratory he referenced to the Oakland media last year. Chucky’s prized experiment in the lab, Josh Johnson, raved about how much he learned from his old head coach in an interview on 1010 AM on Tuesday. “I had a lot of contact with Coach Gruden,” Johnson said. “He was in all the [...]

QA with Bucs Head Coach Raheem Morris

New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Q: When you put on film of the Saints this year, does number 91 stands out on defense? A: On defense, what’s impressive is how much movement you get from everybody and how active they are on defense. 91 is playing well. Charles Grant is playing well. They are all playing well up front. With that improved secondary, Tracy Porter unfortunately got hurt, a guy that I know really well and a guy...

Josh Johnson Is… Jay Cutler?

JoeBucsFan.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Joe has already written about how happy he is that Bucs general manager Mark Dominik failed to land bratty quarterback Jay Cutler. In the long history of the Bears often poisoned by some of the most horrid quarterbacks known to man (Rick Mirer, Bobby Douglass, Kordell Stewart and Mike Tomczak spring to mind), Cutler is on pace to [...]

Three Buccaneers go without a stat

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Buccaneers RB Clifton Smith , WR Brian Clark and QB Josh Johnson all dressed for Week 10 at Miami but failed to record a stat.

Congratulations to Buc'Em User RuudAwakening

Buc 'Em (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Former Buccaneers' starting QB Josh Johnson after finding out that the entire time he was in the game OC Greg Olson was calling plays based on the recommendations of the "Ask Madden" feature on Madden NFL 10. View full size photo » Congratulations are in order for winning the very first Bucem Weekly Caption Contest. He will be receiving any Bucs' game of his choice on DVD. Way to go...

Weekly Caption Contest... Round Deux

Buc 'Em (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

The man, the myth, the legend. Josh Johnson in all his glory. Please vote for your favorite caption submitted by Bucem users below. View full size photo » So, some of the people that participated in the weekly caption contest last week had requested that we do a second round of voting. I'm not sure it's really necessary but I figured we could give it a shot and see which way we like better. Please...

Patriots rout Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley

anteia8qed5 | 11/07/2009

WEMBLEY, England – A trans-Atlantic trip couldn't slow down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue. For the Bucs, who gave up a home game to play in London, the new surroundings...

Patriots rout Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley

szemereaf0kg | 11/07/2009

WEMBLEY, England – A trans-Atlantic trip couldn't slow down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue. For the Bucs, who gave up a home game to play in London, the new surroundings...

Patriots rout Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley

pradeeptac5k16 | 11/06/2009

WEMBLEY, England – A trans-Atlantic trip couldn't slow down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue. For the Bucs, who gave up a home game to play in London, the new surroundings...