Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Baltimore Orioles
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Daniel Johnson in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a one-year contract with the Giants in May of 2025. Waived by the Giants in August of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Orioles in August of 2025.
Recalled from Triple-A
OFBaltimore Orioles
August 21, 2025
The Orioles recalled Johnson from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
He's absorbing the roster spot vacated by the injured Adley Rutschman (oblique). Johnson went 2-for-14 during an earlier stint in Baltimore and will operate in a reserve role.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
1
3
2
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+24%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+27%
OPS vs RHP
2024
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2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .400 5 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
Since 2023vs Right .496 42 8 1 1 2 .154 .214 .282
2025vs Left .400 5 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
2025vs Right .509 41 7 1 1 2 .158 .220 .289
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .000 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+196%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+186%
OPS on Road
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .281 29 4 0 0 2 .107 .138 .143
Since 2023Away .833 18 5 1 1 0 .250 .333 .500
2025Home .291 28 3 0 0 2 .111 .143 .148
2025Away .833 18 5 1 1 0 .250 .333 .500
2024Home .000 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Johnson compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.27
 
BB Rate
6.5%
 
K Rate
23.9%
 
BABIP
.194
 
ISO
.116
 
AVG
.163
 
OBP
.217
 
SLG
.279
 
OPS
.496
 
wOBA
.223
 
Exit Velocity
88.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
31.3%
 
Barrels/PA
6.5%
 
Expected BA
.195
 
Expected SLG
.316
 
Sprint Speed
25.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
46.9%
 
Line Drive %
15.6%
 
Fly Ball %
37.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
2018
Johnson didn't do much with his first major-league opportunity in 2020, collecting one hit (a single) and striking out five times in 13 at-bats. It would be foolish to dismiss his big-league potential based on such a small sample size, especially given his success (.290/.361/.507 slash line, 19 homers, 12 stolen bases) in his last full season in the minors. Johnson possesses a rocket outfield arm and a power-speed skillset that could lead to a successful MLB career (and plenty of interest in fantasy leagues) if he can learn to harness it. He hit just .241 against southpaws between Double-A and Triple-A in 2019 and was successful on only 55% of his stolen-base attempts, highlighting two areas in which he'll need to improve to be an effective everyday big-leaguer. Johnson could be targeted for an expanded role with Cleveland in 2021, though his opportunity may be initially limited to a platoon role.
After getting traded from D.C. to Cleveland in last offseason's Yan Gomes trade, Johnson accomplished everything in the upper levels short of making his MLB debut. He mastered Double-A (152 wRC+, .281 ISO) in a return trip and was promoted to Triple-A in late-May. Of the top 15 International League hitters by wRC+, Johnson was the third-youngest behind Ryan Mountcastle and Bobby Bradley. His all-fields, line-drive-oriented approach has allowed him to outperform hit tool grades from past years. He is a plus runner with above-average raw power, but is still working on maximizing those tools in games. His 26.5 Hard% and 54.5% success rate on SB attempts are the most concerning aspects of his profile. The Indians ranked sixth in stolen-base attempts (138) last year, so he may still get the green light. He can play all three outfield spots and should get a legitimate look with the Indians early this season.
For those who like to roster super toolsy outfielders with big questions about their ability to hit upper-level pitching, this is a great time to be alive. Let another owner be patient with someone like Corey Ray. Johnson offers a similar amount of realistic upside without any of the name value. He did what any tooled up 21-year-old should be expected to do in his first full-season assignment, dominating to the tune of a 154 wRC+ (second in the Sally League among hitters with 300 plate appearances). His numbers weren't quite as flashy at High-A, but he was still 27 percent better than league average while lowering his strikeout rate to 16.2 percent and upping his walk rate to 7.0 percent. Johnson didn't struggle until the Arizona Fall League, where he posted a sub-.600 OPS, possibly due to fatigue or bad luck in a small sample. He has above-average raw power and plus speed, but his failure or success against Double-A pitching this year will ultimately determine whether he becomes a top-50 prospect or falls out of the top-200.
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Dispatched to Triple-A
OFBaltimore Orioles
August 17, 2025
The Orioles optioned Johnson to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.
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Getting second straight start
OFBaltimore Orioles
August 14, 2025
Johnson will start in center field and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Mariners.
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Claimed by Orioles
OFBaltimore Orioles
August 11, 2025
The Orioles claimed Johnson off waivers from the Giants on Monday.
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DFA'd by Giants
OFSan Francisco Giants
August 8, 2025
The Giants designated Johnson for assignment Friday.
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Shuttled back to minors
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 3, 2025
Johnson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Up on taxi squad
OFBaltimore Orioles
August 25, 2024
Johnson is up with the Orioles as a member of the taxi squad ahead of Sunday's game against the Astros, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com.
Analysis
The 29-year-old has joined the big club as emergency outfielder depth while Cedric Mullins manages a quadriceps injury. Johnson has spent the season at Triple-A Norfolk and has a .267/.333/.479 slash line with 20 homers and 14 steals in 98 games.
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