Cardinals: Dan Johnson is a stopgap solution

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I know, everyone wanted Stephen Piscotty to be called up. When the kid was scratched Tuesday night, the thumbs across Cardinal Nation nearly blew up Twitter. In the end, the St. Louis Cardinals called up journeyman first baseman Dan Johnson from Memphis and sent pitcher Marcus Hatley down. A 40 man roster move will have to made today to accommodate the inclusion of Johnson but that will be announced shortly.

Who is Dan Johnson? He’s came over to Memphis this season from Louisville and in 61 games, has collected 11 home runs and 42 RBI. He has drawn 42 walks and struck out 53 times in a span of 248 at bats. In his…