Virtual Kelly Johnson has no shortage of confidence in his own abilities
So there I was, running the San Diego Padres.
We're playing just under .500 ball. We're hanging in the wildcard race. When all of a sudden, Arizona offers us a trade for a slumping Kelly Johnson.
I take the bait. AND I get them to pay the rest of his salary for the year (Wouldn't want the old payroll to crawl past $30M, after all).
Things were going great until I started talking contracts with Mr. Johnson:
If Billy Beane's scouts were discussing Mr. Johnson, I'm sure they'd mention how hot his girlfriend is.
The nerve!