Nick Johnson wants to be traded, trying not to get hopes up

Now that Adam Dunn is the regular 1B for the Nationals, Nick Johnson's feeling left out:

WASHINGTON -- With Adam Dunn slated to become the Nationals' everyday first baseman, what does this mean for the Nick Johnson? The team will most likely look to trade Johnson, who said he will not accept a bench role.

There was talk of the Athletics having interest in Johnson after the team asked for his medical records, but a deal is not close between Oakland and Washington.

"I would rather play every day, smell the grass and run around," Johnson said via phone on Wednesday night.

So yeah, obviously I'm trying not to get overly excited about this idea, but the fit is there. Johnson, when healthy, is a phenomenal player. For his career, he rates above average at 1B with a career UZR/150 of 5.9, and his most pessimistic wOBA projection comes from Marcel at .374, which is pretty much what Abreu has to offer.

The injury history is old news at this point, but Nick Johnson missing a fair chunk of playing time still works out quite well for us, since it allows us to give Clement/Wlad/Prospect more ABs.

Gimme gimme gimme gimme.

Edit: In my excitement, I forgot to post a link.