Dominic Johnson’s draft stock was supposed to take a big leap this spring.
The speedy outfielder felt better than ever in four games with Edmond Santa Fe High School. He wasn’t swinging and missing — a hangup of big-league scouts — and he was flying around the base paths.
Scouts had labeled him a “bubble guy,” meaning they wanted to see more this spring, but he was still likely to be a lock for June’s Major League Baseball Draft. He’d even heard teams had interest in drafting him in the first five rounds.
“From last year to this year, I was miles ahead,” Johnson said.