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There was actually a good 10 run difference between Johjima and RJ in non-CERA defense. When Joh's is the better hitter and the better "measurable" defender, it comes down to CERA. By "measurable value" the Ms are going to lose roughly 2 WAR next season at catcher.
Personally I'm still bitter about the way Johjima was treated by fellow players. With reports from Ichiro about Joh crying behind the scenes and the fact that Joh tended to do worse with vets and better with post -06 rookies.. I'll just say that I'm not very happy at all with the way the Ms handled that situation (especially compared to how something like this would have gone down in Boston).
That said, it is very possible that this kind uncomfortable situation could lead to bad results on the mound. Its also possible that it didn't. We will just have to see.