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The Book on Cody JohnsonNYY



Prospect Info and Scouting Report

NYY

Cody Johnson / 1B, NYY
Born 8/18/1988
Panama City, FL, USA

Height 6-4
Weight 195
Bats/Throws L/R


ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/4/2012): #457 none
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a



A player who showed unmatchable power at the high school level, John (Cody) Johnson Jr. is a raw but fascinating prospect that the Yankees bought from the Braves in early 2011. As a (mature) prospect, he fits into the Lars Anderson / Chris Parmalee frame of reference: a player who could be a superstar if he could only learn the finer points of the game, but who might also fade into obscurity if he relies on nothing but home run swings.

While Atlanta tried him in the outfield and first base, he's tailor made for an AL career as a DH, and it's unlikely the Yankees will think of Three-Jay as anything else.

[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]




Batting History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2006 17 Rk Gulf Braves ATL 32 114 13 21 6 1 1 16 2 0 12 49 .184 .260 .281 .541
2007 18 Rk Appy Danville ATL 63 243 51 74 18 5 17 57 7 0 26 72 .305 .374 .630 1.004
2008 19 A Sally Rome ATL 127 468 62 118 26 1 26 89 8 3 40 177 .252 .307 .479 .786
2009 20 A+ Caro. Myrtle Beach ATL 122 422 59 102 18 1 32 84 10 7 64 171 .242 .345 .517 .861
2009 20 AA Sou. Mississippi ATL 6 22 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 9 .182 .280 .182 .462
2010 21 Rk Gulf Braves ATL 6 20 5 5 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 8 .250 .318 .550 .868
2010 21 A+ Caro. Myrtle Beach ATL 25 91 12 24 4 0 6 25 2 2 10 29 .264 .333 .505 .839
2010 21 AA Sou. Mississippi ATL 75 233 26 44 6 0 10 31 9 5 25 114 .189 .269 .343 .613
2011 22 A+ Florida Tampa NYY 39 135 26 44 10 1 6 22 0 0 11 56 .326 .387 .548 .935
2011 22 AA Eastern Trenton NYY 74 297 37 67 16 1 15 45 1 0 20 138 .226 .277 .438 .715


Fielding History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2006 17 Rk Gulf Braves ATL   LF 26 30 28 0 2 .933
2007 18 Rk Appy Danville ATL   LF 51 58 49 5 4 .931
2008 19 A Sally Rome ATL   LF 109 129 117 5 7 .946
2009 20 A+ Caro. Myrtle Beach ATL   RF 8 10 10 0 0 1.000
2009 20 A+ Caro. Myrtle Beach ATL   LF 83 143 129 8 6 .958
2009 20 AA Sou. Mississippi ATL   LF 5 10 9 1 0 1.000
2010 21 Rk Gulf Braves ATL   LF 6 11 10 1 0 1.000
2010 21 A+ Caro. Myrtle Beach ATL   LF 10 16 14 1 1 .938
2010 21 AA Sou. Mississippi ATL   RF 2 5 4 0 1 .800
2010 21 AA Sou. Mississippi ATL   LF 55 100 90 4 6 .940
2011 22 A+ Florida Tampa NYY   LF 23 39 39 0 0 1.000
2011 22 AA Eastern Trenton NYY   LF 3 2 2 0 0 1.000

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