by Joe Capozzi
It doesn’t sound like Nick Johnson will play at all on the road trip. And there’s a decent chance he could end up on the disabled list, retroactive to Sunday when he left the first inning of a double-header with a stained right hamstring.
The Marlins will need to make a roster move to make room for Friday’s starter – the bet is that Anibal Sanchez will come off the DL to start in Atlanta. And that move could be to put Johnson on the disabled list.
If that happens, the Marlins would be without a bench player again. But then again, Johnson hasn’t played at all since Sunday.
What we do know is that Johnson won’t play until Sunday at the earliest, if then.
“Probably not tomorrow and maybe not even Saturday,’’ manager Fredi Gonzalez said when asked about Johnson’s availability. “And if we get to Sunday with him, why not go ahead and give him Sunday off because you have Monday off.’’ More – PalmBeachPost.com
