Once the Chicago Cubs signed Xavier Nady, the writing was on the wall with respect to free agent outfielder Reed Johnson. And now, according to Ken Rosenthal, Johnson is being targeted hard by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is likely on the way there soon.
Johnson is a quality reserve outfielder, who will be missed in that regard. But if the choice was Nady or Johnson – with apologies to Reed’s legion of fans and spectacular chin hair – the Cubs made the right choice.