"This is a first for Marlin Maniac's Best To Wear The Miami Marlins Jersey Number Series- the first Miami Marlins player to ever wear said number, and also the first player ever drafted, period, by the organization. No one wore it during the inaugural 1993 season, but all that happened after was Johnson bursting onto the scene as a defensive wizard. After a four game cup of coffee in 1994, Johnson racked up one more franchise first with the Marlins first ever Gold Glove award"
"After a promising start, it's been pretty thin in terms of standout production. Thirteen players have worn the jersey, and current Marlin Max Meyer's 0.0 career WAR is not anywhere as close to the bottom as of that list as it should be. There have been a couple exciting one season standouts, but for anyone that spent more than a year in South Florida, there's a massive gap between top and bottom."
"As for best catcher in team history? That's tougher to argue. Johnson did set a ridiculously high standard with all those Gold Gloves in a Marlins uniform, but 2003 hero Ivan Rodriguez won a staggering thirteen during his Hall of Fame career. Speaking of Hall of Famers, Mike Piazza did technically play here for that week back in 1998, coming over in a trade that included Johnson. J.T. Realmuto, no defensive slouch himself, has a slight edge in Marlins career WAR in addition to hav"
No. 23 for the Miami Marlins began with a high standard set by Charles Johnson, the franchise's first drafted player and an elite defensive catcher. Johnson won the Marlins' first Gold Glove in 1995 and added the award in subsequent seasons, leaving him tied for the franchise lead in Gold Gloves despite a 1998 award counting for the Dodgers. Thirteen players have worn No. 23, producing few sustained successes. Max Meyer's career WAR sits at 0.0. A handful of one-season standouts appeared, but most No. 23s have fallen far short of Johnson's defensive excellence. Catcher comparisons include Ivan Rodriguez, Mike Piazza, and J.T. Realmuto.
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