AAA · P · Sacramento River Cats (SF)
Marques Johnson
B/T R/R · 6' 0" · 213 lb · born San Jose, CA, USA · age 26 · draft 2022 rd 11
Scout’s note
An 11th-round reliever from San Jose, Johnson has struck out better than a batter an inning at nearly every stop. The Sacramento ERA is ugly; the stuff grade — highest on our AAA arms board — is why he's listed anyway. Stuff is not command, but stuff comes first.
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The line
Last 14 days: 3 G · 3.1 IP · 2.70 ERA · 6 SO · 2.10 WHIP
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | IP | W–L | SV | ERA | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Salem Red Sox | A | 28 | 34.1 | 2–2 | 2 | 6.55 | 43 | 1.60 |
| 2023 | San Jose Giants | A | 11 | 18.1 | 0–1 | 1 | 0.00 | 20 | 0.98 |
| 2023 | Total | A | 39 | 52.2 | 2–3 | 3 | 4.27 | 63 | 1.39 |
| 2024 | San Jose Giants | A | 5 | 6.1 | 1–0 | 0 | 2.84 | 10 | 1.58 |
| 2025 | Eugene Emeralds | A+ | 17 | 26.0 | 1–1 | 3 | 2.08 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 2025 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | AA | 24 | 31.0 | 1–2 | 2 | 2.90 | 45 | 1.42 |
| 2026 | Sacramento River Cats | AAA | 24 | 30.1 | 3–1 | 0 | 5.34 | 32 | 1.71 |
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: Johnson's stuff grade of 1.18 ranks in the 99th percentile of the 655 AAA arms we track (median 0.06). Stuff is not command — watchlist, not a call — but stuff comes first.
- Stuff-lite
- 1.181
- Pitches
- 577
- Age
- 26
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