I've been trumpeting this elsewhere, but yeah, Nick Johnson needs to play more. He now has a .429 OBP in June. Of course that is pretty much meaningless considering he's had a whopping 14 PAs. But the fact is he's been one of our best hitters since the awful start, and he's in the line-up less than guys like Tolleson and Flaherty.
I understand the roster crunch with Reynolds no longer playing 3B, but Buck has to find a way to get Johnson in the lineup more often.
The problem is that Johnson plays the same position as Reynolds and Davis, and even with his solid numbers since his 0-fer start, I don't want him taking away regular playing time from either guy (especially Davis).
I didn't get a chance to watch much of the games with Davis in RF, but if he is a short-term option out there, then getting all 3 in the lineup at the same time while Nick remains on the DL seems like it's something they should do every so often. I think it's highly probable that Pearce/Flaherty in LF, Davis in RF, Reynolds at 1B, Johnson at DH, and Tolleson/Andino/Betemit at 3B is a better alignment considering both offense and defense than Flaherty in LF, Pearce in RF, Davis at 1B, Johnson at DH, and Reynolds at 3B.