Fish Stripes · Mar 3, 2022
Charles Johnson: The Greatest Glove in Marlins History
Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty ImagesIn parts of 12 MLB seasons between 1994-2005, Charles Johnson put up career numbers that wouldn’t necessarily wow you at first glance (167 home runs, .762 OPS, 97 OPS+, 22.6 rWAR). But along the way, this longtime Marlins’ catcher earned 2 All-Star selections, a World Series ring—hitting .357 in the series to secure that ring, by the way—and 4 National League Gold Gloves. He donned “the tools of ignorance” about as well as any other NL backstop of his generation.
You see, Johnson’s awards were a product of a defense acumen that bears no true rival in the franchise’s near-30-year history.
Good thing the price of gold is on the rise.