The Good Phight · Dec 2, 2024
Seth Johnson: prospect or no?
Acquired from the Orioles along with Moises Chace in the Gregory Soto deal, Johnson made the trade look like something of a steal. We already have seen Chace start to take a leap up the prospect rankings that are slowly being rolled out, but at the time, Johnson was no slouch either. At the time, Fangraphs rated Johnson as the 20th best out of 92 prospects dealt at the trading deadline, ahead of even Chace.
Mid-90s starter still building back from TJ. Pitch mix and command are more typical of a good reliever than a starter. He’s on the 40-man right now.
As the return for Soto, that’s nothing to sneeze at. He was probably going to get a spot start for the team in 2024 and he did just that.