Awkward Rookie Cards Part I: Josh Johnson

2002 Bowman Chrome

#83 Josh Johnson

It's even worse un-chromed:

Good thing they picked up the Marlins jersey at a Salvation Army on the way to the park. Not much of a size selection there, so the youth-xl had to do, I guess.

So....there's that.

There are new Blue Jays. And shit, dude, they're pretty good.

Toronto gave up quite a bit, but they are an incredibly improved team from last year.

Honestly, I don't remember the last time the Jays had a legitimate leadoff hitter. Now we have, you know, Jose Reyes. He's pretty alright.

And an Ace. Honestly, I believe Brandon Morrow will have a better year than Josh Johnson. He's that good. But a 1-2-3-4 of Johnson/Romero/Morrow/Buerhle is...I am at a loss for words. They're not the best team in the MLB, nor the best rotation, but damn. They're going to be good. I hope.

Now all we need is Sandy Alomar coaching the team.

Unfortunately, there are now three MLB-caliber catchers on the roster. JP Arencibia, John  Buck and Travis D'arnaud. JP is my favourite player on the planet. But it looks like he is going to be traded. And I will be sad. But I will maintain my JPA collection, I promise.

But in all seriousness...

JOSE REYES!!