Saturday, June 6, 2009

How Nick Johnson could fit in Boston

A rival talent evaluator mused Thursday about how Nick Johnson -- who has been the subject of trade talks between the Red Sox and Nationals -- would be perfect for Boston. Washington is asking for pitching, but Boston is reluctant to part with any of its better young pitchers.

"He'd be perfect for the Red Sox," the evaluator said. "You put Johnson and [Kevin] Youkilis together in that lineup back-to-back, and the opposing pitcher would constantly need eight or 10 or 15 pitches to get through just those two guys every time through the lineup."

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