Oxford High shortstop Carter Johnson was selected early in the 2024 major league draft.
Janssen watched the Red Sox take on the Oakland A’s with star Yellow Jacket infielder Carter Johnson’s possible future in mind.
“I was watching Oakland and Boston through a lens of ‘What is Carter going to look like and can he fit in at that level?’” Janssen said.The left-handed hitting shortstop and Alabama commit was selected in the second round of Sunday’s Major League Baseball Draft by the Miami Marlins. The two-time, first-team All-state infielder was the No. 56 pick overall. He was the second player with Alabama ties selected in the draft behind Crimson Tide pitcher Ben Hess .
“He has to stay healthy and keep working, but he has all those skills. He also has the combination of humility but is also very confident in himself as a player. And he just loves the game. He is different in that regard. He loves to play and loves to practice. A lot of guys have talent and some abilities but maybe don’t have the passion to see it through.Johnson helped power Oxford to the Class 6A state championship as a junior. As a senior this past season, he hit .
Keith Law of the Athletic said Johnson could be this year’s Colt Emerson, who was picked 22nd overall by the Mariners in 2023 out of Concord, Ohio. “Johnson hit very well against better competition in the summer and fall but wasn’t quite as good this spring in Alabama until the very end, when he started to drive the ball a little more often for extra bases,” Law said. “He has good bat speed that helps him overcome a slight bat wrap behind his head, with average raw power but a tendency to catch the ball too far in front that limits his in-game power to a 45. He’s a shortstop now but more likely to end up at second or third.
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