I feel as if I have written this exact same post before – but Josh Johnson of the San Diego Padres had to cut his Friday night rehab start cut short due to discomfort. At this point this latest setback seemed like a formality as it had become clear that he would most likely not be able to come back and help the Padres this season.
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The thought that Josh Johnson could come back and help this team was a nice one. After all, he signed a $8M last season and didn’t pitch at all, so he gave the Padres a discount on his price tag with an incentive-laden $1M deal that of course now he will not even begin to make any strides for.