I've been talking up Johnson so much this year that it seems odd at this stage to be writing a player analysis. But here goes.
Johnson, a first round pick in 2000 as a shortstop out of a Texas high school, really made his mark in Macon in 2001, hitting .289/.396/.513. While his 23 homers and 22 doubles were attention-grabbing, more important might have been the 71 walks, atypical in the Braves organization at the time and a sign that he might not be just another tools guy. He struggled ...
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