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| Born: |
December 7, 1990 |
| Birthplace: |
Lakeland, FL |
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6-3 |
| Weight: |
250 |
| Bats: |
Left |
| Throws: |
Left |
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| Drafted: |
1st round, 2012 by BOS;
27th
round, 2009 by LAD |
| How Acquired: |
Draft |
| College: |
Florida |
| High School: |
Cocoa Beach (FL) |
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Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Brian Johnson photos by Kelly O'Connor
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Pronunciation: |
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| First Pro Contract: |
June 27, 2012 (BOS) |
| Signing Scout: |
Anthony Turco |
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Signing Bonus: |
$1,575,000 |
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| Pro Debut: |
July 29, 2012 (Lowell) |
| MLB Debut: |
July 21, 2015 (BOS) |
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| Twitter: |
@Brian_Johnson35 |
| Instagram: |
@bjohnson_35 |
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| Released (August 2020) |
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Scouting Report
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Physical
Description: Maxed out physically. Strong frame with thick lower
half. Body that can withstand the rigors of starting professionally.
Mechanics: Stands middle of the rubber. Hands set
shoulder height. Full wind up. High leg kick. Stands tall with good
balance over rubber on posting leg. High three-quarters arm slot. Average
arm speed. Compact delivery that he repeats well. Gets over his front side
well and lands in good position to field. Works extremely quickly; gets
the ball back from the catcher and throws it.
Fastball:
88-93 mph. Has topped out at 95 mph in the past. Historically starts games
out 89-91 mph, but settles into the low-90s as he loosens up. Sat more in
the high 80s in 2018-19, but velocity reportedly ticked back up in 2020
spring training. Has shown downward movement, but can also straighten out
at times. Lacks life. Solid-average command and control to both sides of
the plate. Fringe-average grade.
Curveball: 73-76 mph. Best secondary offering.
1-to-7 break. Command and control to both sides of the plate. Will throw
to right-handed hitters both down-and-in on their back foot and back-door
on the outside corner. Average to slightly above-average offering.
Slider:
76-79 mph. Early, short, cutting type action. Clear third offering, now
uses the pitch as a change of pace. Mixes it in well to keep hitters
guessing. Fringe-average pitch.
Changeup:
83-86 mph. Arm-side fade. Threw to both right-handed and left-handed
hitters in any count earlier in his career. Average command and control.
Mostly dropped the pitch in 2019. Fringe-average grade.
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Career Notes: Two-way player at the University of Florida also
played first base. 2012 season ended after he took a line drive
to the face during start at Futures at Fenway with Lowell. Spent
entire offseason rehabbing and unable to eat solid food, and
lack of offseason preparation likely affected his 2013 campaign,
including a DL stint that season with shoulder tendinitis. Elbow
irritation in 2015 led in part to subpar MLB debut. Missed most
of 2016 season dealing with anxiety. DFA’d in November 2019.
Requested and received his release in August 2020 after not being called up to Boston
despite the club's struggles in the starting rotation.
Summation:
Projects as a swingman with the potential to be a number five
starter. Average pitch mix with solid-average command and
control. Lacks swing-and-miss pitch and a plus offering.
Advanced knowledge of pitching and sequencing. Strong
pitchability, knows how to pitch. Tempo pitcher that works fast.
Impressive feel for pitching having recently committed to
pitching full-time. Incredibly smart and has a good
understanding of reading hitters. Gives his best effort every
time with a fearless, determined approach.
Links
Johnson ramping up (8.16.12)
2013 Prospect Preview
Johnson looking to put batted-ball accident... (3.22.13)
2013 Top 40 Season in Review
Dispatches from the Fort: Spring Training 2014 (3.27.14)
Scouting Scratch: Brian Johnson (6.30.14)
2014 Top 40 Season in Review
Johnson prepared to follow up stellar 2014... (1.21.15)
The Write-Up: Matt Barnes, Brian Johnson, Keith... (4.28.15)
Brian Johnson ignores the noise, dominates... (5.15.15)
2015 Top 40 Season in Review
Johnson fully healthy after season of... (4.6.16)
Scouting Scratch: Owens and Johnson (4.20.16)
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Pitching Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
era |
g |
gs |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
hbp |
bb |
so |
whip |
k/9 |
bb/9 |
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2010 |
Florida |
SEC |
NCAA |
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19 |
6 |
4 |
4.03 |
16 |
14 |
0 |
73.2 |
88 |
38 |
33 |
9 |
0 |
14 |
51 |
1.38 |
6.23 |
1.71 |
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2011 |
Florida |
SEC |
NCAA |
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20 |
8 |
3 |
3.62 |
16 |
15 |
0 |
79.2 |
78 |
36 |
32 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
72 |
1.17 |
8.13 |
1.69 |
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2012 |
Florida |
SEC |
NCAA |
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21 |
8 |
5 |
3.90 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
90.0 |
87 |
42 |
39 |
8 |
0 |
18 |
73 |
1.17 |
7.30 |
1.80 |
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2012 |
Lowell Spinners |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
5.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.53 |
6.35 |
1.59 |
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2013 |
GCL
Red Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0.60 |
12.60 |
3.60 |
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2013 |
Greenville Drive |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
6 |
2.87 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
69.0 |
50 |
29 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
69 |
1.13 |
9.00 |
3.65 |
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2013 |
Salem Red Sox |
Caro |
A+ |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
0 |
1.64 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
11.0 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
1.27 |
6.55 |
4.09 |
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2014 |
Salem Red Sox |
Caro |
A+ |
Bos |
23 |
3 |
1 |
3.86 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
25.2 |
23 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
33 |
1.17 |
11.57 |
2.45 |
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2014 |
Portland Sea Dogs |
East |
AA |
Bos |
23 |
10 |
2 |
1.75 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
118.0 |
78 |
29 |
23 |
6 |
0 |
32 |
99 |
0.93 |
7.55 |
2.44 |
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2015 |
Pawtucket Red Sox |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
24 |
9 |
6 |
2.53 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
96.0 |
74 |
34 |
27 |
6 |
0 |
32 |
90 |
1.10 |
8.44 |
3.00 |
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2015 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
24 |
0 |
1 |
8.31 |
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1 |
0 |
4.1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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4 |
3 |
1.62 |
6.23 |
8.31 |
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2016 |
GCL
Red Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
25 |
0 |
1 |
3.86 |
2 |
2 |
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7.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
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2 |
9 |
1.29 |
11.57 |
2.57 |
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2016 |
Lowell Spinners |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
11.0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0.82 |
9.00 |
1.64 |
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2016 |
Pawtucket Red Sox |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
25 |
5 |
6 |
4.09 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
77.0 |
74 |
38 |
35 |
9 |
1 |
36 |
54 |
1.43 |
6.31 |
4.21 |
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2017 |
Lowell Spinners |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
26 |
0 |
0 |
3.37 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2.2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1.50 |
13.50 |
6.75 |
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2017 |
Pawtucket Red Sox |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
26 |
3 |
4 |
3.09 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
90.1 |
82 |
32 |
31 |
10 |
1 |
28 |
70 |
1.22 |
6.97 |
2.79 |
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2017 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
26 |
2 |
0 |
4.33 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
27.0 |
32 |
13 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
21 |
1.48 |
7.00 |
2.67 |
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2018 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
27 |
4 |
5 |
4.17 |
38 |
13 |
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99.1 |
104 |
49 |
46 |
16 |
1 |
38 |
87 |
1.43 |
7.88 |
3.44 |
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2019 |
Portland Sea Dogs |
East |
AA |
Bos |
28 |
0 |
1 |
10.50 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6.0 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
2.33 |
10.50 |
4.50 |
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2019 |
Pawtucket Red Sox |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
28 |
1 |
0 |
3.68 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
14.2 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
19 |
1.43 |
11.66 |
4.91 |
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2019 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
28 |
1 |
3 |
6.02 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
40.1 |
53 |
29 |
27 |
6 |
0 |
23 |
31 |
1.88 |
6.92 |
5.13 |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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2010 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
2010 Baseball America
Freshman All-American
2012 John Olerud Award
Carolina League
Pitcher of the Week (April 14-20, 2014)
Carolina League Pitcher of
the Week (April 21-27, 2014)
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (June
9-15, 2014)
2014 Eastern League All-Star
2014 Red Sox Minor League
Pitcher of the Year
International League Pitcher of the Week (April
20-26, 2015)
2015 International League All-Star
International
League Pitcher of the Week (May 1-7, 2015)
2017 Lou Gorman Award |
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2013 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of
the Week (May 20-26, 2013)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week
(April 14-20, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April
21-27, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (July 21-27, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August 18-24, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (August 2014)
2014 SoxProspects.com
Season-End All-Star
2014
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
2014
SoxProspects.com Breakout Player of the Year
2015 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the
Week (May 25-31, 2015)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the
Week (June 22-28, 2015)
2015 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2016 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
2017 SoxProspects.com
Graduate of the Year |
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