QuickJones81 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) Micah Johnson, 2B Born: 12/18/1990 Ht: 5-11 Wt: 190 B/T: S/R Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Drafted: 2012, 9th Rd, 291st overall College: Indiana University Twitter: @Micah_Johnson3 Overview A hoosier by birth, Micah Johnson out of IU was drafted by the White Sox in the 2012 draft in the 9th round with the 291st overall selection. A preseason All-American in his Junior year, the only one in the Big Ten, Johnson missed half of his final season at IU due to elbow injury. During his high school career Micah earned all state honors and was named Indiana’s best athlete in the 2009 class by MaxPreps Baseball. According to rumor he once beat 2007 NBA No. 1 pick Greg Oden in one-on-one as a freshman. He joins Josh Phegley, Ethan Wilson, and Michael Earley as recent White Sox draft picks out of IU. Johnson utilizes a walking lead to help steal bases, which he learned in the Cape Cod league where he was coached by the father of Brian Roberts. College Career Johnson played 3 seasons at IU, the last of which saw him only play in 24 games due to injury, and his production suffer when he was in the lineup. Even with his down Junior year Micah finished out his IU career with a combined .308 batting average with 15 home runs, 86 RBI, and 32 stolen bases. His freshman year was by far his most productive at the plate as he hit for a .312 average and slugged 11 homeruns. A third basemen that season, he struggled defensively committing 17 errors. Micah’s sophmore season saw him move to second base where he was able to make a large turn around and solidify a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team. At the plate he led IU in runs, stolen bases, triples, walks, and sac flies. Minor League Career 2012 Micah made his professional baseball debut with the Great Falls Voyagers in Rookie League. In 69 games he hit for a .273/.375/391 slash line with 19 SB on 25 attempts and 10 2B, 5 3B, and 4 HR. Micah struck out at a rate of 27% of AB with 74 SO to 43 BB. An area for improvement moving forward. Johnson capped his 2012 campaign with a selection as a Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star 2013 Having been promoted to Low-A Kannapolis, Micah is off to a tremendous start to the 2013 campaign, and presently leads all of Minor League Baseball with 54 stolen bases in 66 games, including 4 stolen bases in a single game against Greensboro on 5/6. For the season Johnson is currently batting .339/.422/.525 with 15 2B, 9 3B, and 5 HR. Micah was selected to the SAL All-Star game and walked away with MVP honors going 1-2 with 2 SB, stealing second and third on consecutive pitches, and scoring the winning run. References: http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/...on_micah00.html http://indiana.247sports.com/Article/Micah...White-Sox-76268 http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=87512 http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...p;tcid=tw_share http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=608672 Edited June 20, 2013 by QuickJones81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickJones81 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Micah was selected to the SAL All-Star game and walked away with MVP honors going 1-2 with 2 SB, stealing second and third on consecutive pitches, and scoring the winning run. http://baseballnewssource.com/minor-league...tar-game/23862/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickJones81 Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Johnson was profiled on milb.com as one of the "Ten First Half Climbers in the South Atlantic League": 5. Micah Johnson, 2B (Kannapolis Intimidators) — 2012 Draft, 9th round, White Sox unranked What he did: .335/.416/.524, 6 HR, 9 3B, 16 2B, 38 RBIs, 55 steals in 71 tries in 70 games. The 22-year-old has done a bit of everything this year. In addition to leading the SAL in triples and stolen bases (by a healthy margin), Johnson sits sixth in OPS. He showed he could get on base and use his speed with Great Falls last year, hitting .273/.375/.391 in 69 games with 19 steals in 25 tries, but the uptick in power is a nice surprise if he can carry it with him to the higher levels. Where he might rank: Tough to say. Without being too aggressive, let’s say somewhere between 10-20 of an improving but still thin White Sox system. http://milbprospective.wordpress.com/2013/...tlantic-league/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Nice write up on Johnson http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...rticle_63043054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Having surgery to reposition a nerve in his elbow. Had same procedure done while at IU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 01:58 PM) Having surgery to reposition a nerve in his elbow. Had same procedure done while at IU. Source? Also, got the impression his previous surgery was a lot more than just an adjustment, from what he told us when we interviewed him. Said he had serious issues from it, couldn't feel his arm for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 By the way, here is what he told me when I interviewed him for FS back in June, about the elbow situation previously: Yeah, my "funny bone" nerve, I think its the ulnar nerve, was pretty badly damaged. It happened on the Cape [Cape Cod League] the summer after my sophomore year. They thought it was tendinitis at first, so they just kept playing me. But it got really bad, to where I couldn't even use a video game controller, that's when I knew it was bad. I started losing some feeling in there. They had to do surgery really fast, because it can lead to permanent loss of use if you don't fix it quick. They removed the tendon to the tricep. I missed my junior year recovering. That sounds pretty bad. Seems hard to believe it is as bad this time, considering how well he was playing. And he missed a season recovering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 After Surgery It may take 3 to 6 months for a full recovery, but recovery time will vary depending on the type of surgery, the severity of the injury, the patient’s general health and adherence to physical therapy exercises, and other factors. After 2 to 4 weeks, physical therapists will advise an exercise plan to enable a full range of motion of the elbow joint. Muscle stretching and toning exercises are gradually performed, not only to restore full function, but also to reduce swelling and control pain. Because a detailed history and a clinical examination is performed prior to any surgical procedure, the chances of developing any side effects or complications are unlikely. While rare, the risks associated with this procedure are those related to general anesthesia or injury to the nerve during transposition. http://www.premier-ortho.com/patient-educa...-transposition/ Three months would take him to the end of January whereas the six-month extreme would be the end of April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Dan Hayes @DanHayesCSN 47m #WhiteSox announced no permanent nerve damage was discovered in Micah Johnson's elbow surgery. Expected to be ready for spring training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Winston-Salem Dash Congrats to Micah Johnson, who was named a Topps Class-A All-Star! Johnson stole 83 bases to lead all minor leaguers in that category, and many of them came with the Dash! MORE: http://atmilb.com/I3uSv2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Bernie Pleskoff @BerniePleskoff 27s #WhiteSox Micah Johnson 4.3 from home to first on grounder to second. Have seen him much faster. But he did hustle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Jim Callis @jimcallisMLB Jun 20 Micah Johnson. @wooding_charlie: @WhiteSox Second Best Prospect assuming Rodon 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Seth Lakso @SethLakso 3h Micah Johnson: Zero to first base in 3.6 seconds | http://CharlotteObserver.com http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/06/2...ISFzpDw.twitter … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 MLB.com interview with Johnson http://m.mlb.com/cws/video/topic/8878818/v...150116_38911797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I really hope Micah starts the season in AAA. I think 2B is going to be Bonafacio's job, and I want to see Micah get full reps versus just a bench role. Prior to Bonafacio signing, I was pulling for Micah to win the 2B job, but now I think that's just not happening unless we see an injury in the spring and Bon has to take over that position. Hopefully that situation doesn't come up and Micah can be completely ready to go for 2016 in the majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 02:36 AM) I really hope Micah starts the season in AAA. I think 2B is going to be Bonafacio's job, and I want to see Micah get full reps versus just a bench role. Prior to Bonafacio signing, I was pulling for Micah to win the 2B job, but now I think that's just not happening unless we see an injury in the spring and Bon has to take over that position. Hopefully that situation doesn't come up and Micah can be completely ready to go for 2016 in the majors. Possible. But I think it's more likely that bonifacio is a super sub in the role that they thought keppinger would fill. Edited January 17, 2015 by ptatc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 10:21 AM) Possible. But I think it's more likely that bonifacio is a super sub in the role that they thought keppinger would fill. If Bonifacio isn't playing 3b at least ~25% of the games this season then we're doing something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 01:36 AM) I really hope Micah starts the season in AAA. I think 2B is going to be Bonafacio's job, and I want to see Micah get full reps versus just a bench role. Prior to Bonafacio signing, I was pulling for Micah to win the 2B job, but now I think that's just not happening unless we see an injury in the spring and Bon has to take over that position. Hopefully that situation doesn't come up and Micah can be completely ready to go for 2016 in the majors. I feel the opposite. A big reason we should all hope that Micah wins the job is so that we can use Boni properly and maximize his flexibility. Hope he's ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Tommy Viola @Tommy_the_V 31m31 minutes ago Johnson added yoga to his regimen. I caught up with him at #SoxFest2015 & we spoke about that & more here: http://bit.ly/SoxFestMicah #WhiteSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline 45m45 minutes ago .@whitesox prospect @Micah_Johnson3 says stealing bases isn't lost art, 100 SB season possible http://atmlb.com/18lI5wt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Johnson promoted to MLB for 2015 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Back in AAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Micah's future if CF, to me. Shouldnt we get that transition going soon? Get value up for him in so doing Eaton of course has that contract. But what irks me a little there is how little we truly know about Eaton. Even his defense is this wild rollercoaster and point of debate amongst different def. metrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jun 14, 2015 -> 01:27 PM) Micah's future if CF, to me. Shouldnt we get that transition going soon? Get value up for him in so doing Eaton of course has that contract. But what irks me a little there is how little we truly know about Eaton. Even his defense is this wild rollercoaster and point of debate amongst different def. metrics i believe his arm problems may not let do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 He's starting to hit in AAA again. He may get another look after the All Star Break. 24 G 29 H 36 TB 1 HR 7 RBI 12 BB/17K 7 SB .330 BA .402 OBP .409 SLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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