On January 14, 2010, after pushing back and forth for a while, the Marlins reached an agreement with right-hander Josh Johnson and his representatives on a contract extension. It was a four-year, $39M deal that was supposed to keep him with the team through the 2013 season.
It wasn’t an easy negotiation between the parties. In fact, it took several twists during that offseason. His agent, Matt Sosnick, said the two sides had reached an “impasse” two months before the contract signing, as the Marlins were (reportedly) only willing to commit to a three-year, $23 million deal.