Jordan Johnson, RHP. DOB: 9/15/1993. 6'2", 175 lbs. Drafted in 2014 Round 13 out of Cal State Northridge.
2016 A+: 8-9, 5.33, 120 IP, 2.93 BB/9, 8.33 K/9, 24 HR.
Jordan Johnson came into the 2106 season riding a wave of excitement over his 2015 performance. After a 32/1 K/BB in the AZL, he was promoted all the way to San Jose and put up a K/9 of 9.48 against a BB/9 of 2.87 in 31.1 IP. Those number slipped a bit over a full A+ season in 2016 but what blew up his ERA was a severe case of goferitis. Yes, it was the Cal League, home to several well known launching pads, but the home park in SJ is actually quite pitcher-friendly and 17 of Jordan's 24 dingers allowed came in his home ballpark. Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs reports that Johnson's velocity was down from 93-96 to the 91-93 MPH range which may be part of the problem, but yet the K/BB remained fairly strong despite the velocity drop.
2017 looms as a critical season for Jordan Johnson. He has to get the dingers under control to progress toward a MLB career.
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