Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mike Berardino column: While Ohman waited, free-agent money quickly dried up.(Column)

Byline: Mike Berardino

May 24--Turns out Will Ohman never came as close to joining the Marlins this spring as some reports indicated. Ohman, the veteran situational left-hander who got caught between a fine walk year and a lousy economy, confirmed the Marlins "made a formal offer" in February, but that was as far as it went. "We were never in serious discussions," Ohman said during a recent visit to South Florida with the rampaging Dodgers. "It wasn't something I was comfortable with. There's 18 left-handed pitchers over there." If a collusion case is ever filed based on this strange winter of free agency, Ohman is likely to be one of the main exhibits. At 31, he …