Miami ? The Florida Marlins’ injury-plagued rotation received more bad news from the doctor Thursday. Right-hander Josh Johnson will require season-ending arm surgery and might miss the 2008 season as well.

The diagnosis, which had been anticipated, was made when Johnson was examined by specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala.

Johnson pitched only 152â3 innings this season and went 0-3. Surgery today will determine how long he’ll be sidelined, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said, with reconstructive Tommy John surgery a possibility.

Johnson went 12-7 with a 3.10 earned-run average in 2006 and finished fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. He spent the first 21â2 months of this season on the disabled list because of an irritated ulnar nerve in his right elbow.