Garrett Johnson

[Kenny Hates Prospects]

He's a 21-year-old 6'10" lefty we took in the 29th round of the 2006 draft and starting his first year of full season ball in Kanny. He had a 10.7 K/9 in Bristol and a very Brandon Webbish GO/AO of 2.79 last year. Has anyone here seen him pitch, and if so, what is your take on this guy? His size, K rate, GB rate, age, and left-handedness all seem to point to a pretty interesting prospect, so how come we don't hear about him all the time? Dude sounds pretty interesting, and apparently was signed by the same scout that brought us late-rounders Mark Buehrle and Brandon McCarthy.

[Kenny Hates Prospects]

A different google search yielded this tidbit:

 

Ht/Wt: 6-foot-10/205

Bats/Throws: Left/Left

60-yard dash: 8.02 sec

Vel: 85 mph

GPA: 3.0

Draft: 2006

 

The projectability is extremely high. Has a very breaking ball and easy fastball that comes from a surprisingly repeatable delivery, especially for a 6'10" young pitcher. Stay on him, he will be a high draft commodity in June 2006. His breaking ball is a huge present day asset and makes him extremely tough on left hand hitters.

 

I don't exactly know what a "very breaking ball" is but it sounds like it would be friendly to his teammates.

 

And then this:

 

Lefthander Garrett Johnson moved to Arizona this year when his stepfather became the head of the private Orme School. Johnson led Orme to the state finals in basketball but has more upside in baseball because he packs just 205 pounds on his 6-foot-10 frame. Johnson's fastball sits in the 82-85 mph range, but his size creates plenty of deception for hitters and plenty of interest for scouts. He's fairly athletic but is still figuring baseball out. He's likely a draft-and-follow candidate.

 

I wonder what his velocity is like now 3 years later?