Johnson needs to control his K’s much better to have a chance in the majors, IMO. I have heard that Johnson is supposed to be good with the glove, but I am skeptical how good. The only range based defensive metrics I’m aware of for minor leaguers is Total Zone, and Johnson range was significantly below average last year in the Texas League. Interestingly, Sutton’s defensive range was above average when he played 3d base.

One reason these reports don’t highlight Sutton is that he is 25 years old coming off a AA season, which would mean that he isn’t a “prospect” in some people’s minds. One reason I would like to see Sutton make the roster as a utilitiy infielder is that , if spends another season in the minors without being called up, he will start to get the AAAA tag, which someone mentioned below.

Over the Xmas break, I compiled little profiles of a handful of our players, and I’d forgotten about them until just recently…I’ll post Johnson’s in a few minutes after I make sure all my info is up to date, but basically, most people think he’s got the glove and a rifle of an arm, and his errors are of the throwing type.