I’m beginning to think that the A’s are going to either trade Dan Johnson or let him walk after this season. They have top prospect Daric Barton in the big leagues right now which has pushed Johnson to the bench. Johnson deserved to sit there a long time ago but the A’s couldn’t pull the trigger because of all of the injuries they suffered in the field. Johnson has played in 39 games in the second half of the season for the A’s and he is 26 for 144 (.181 avg, .612 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 5 homers and 18 RBIs. For the season, Johnson has played in 106 games and he’s hitting .230 with 47 runs scored, 15 homers and 55 RBIs. Johnson just doesn’t have a good enough bat to be a starting first baseman in major league baseball, period.