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Ryan Johnson

Age 24 B/T S/R 6′6″, 215 lb USA MLB debut 2025

40-man FV 45 · #7 in org Dead-weight pitch

The Angels’ roster as it stands #5 starter · 116 IP · 0.4 WAR in the role
Injured list 2026: Viral infection (Apr 6–May 13)

Keystone Stuff 97 35th pct

2026 fWAR 0.1

Projected 2027 WAR 0.4 at 121 IP · 0.4 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,722 pitches

Keystone Stuff 97

Keystone Location 96

Keystone Pitching 100

Run value (xRV) −0.52

Strikeout % 18.1%

Walk % 9.8%

Whiff % 23.1%

Chase % 28.4%

Fastball velo 92.4

Extension 6.2 ft

100.0 IP5.04 ERA5.33 FIP 20° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 20° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Cutter39% use	39%	89.7	9.3	−2.0	103	96	23%	+0.41
Sweeper24% use	24%	80.9	6.8	−7.8	110	106	29%	+0.78
Splitter21% use	21%	84.6	1.6	+13.7	82	96	32%	−0.33
Sinker17% use	17%	92.4	6.1	+14.1	87	88	2%	−4.80

Dead weight

Sinker grades 87 and gets below-average expected results on 17% usage. Against lefties, moving about 7 of every 100 pitches to the sweeper (110 Stuff), about 50% of his sinkers to them, is worth an estimated 0.7 runs per season, after a 50% haircut for diminishing returns. vs. lefties: the sweeper is worth +1.7 runs per 100 pitches more, 2.1 standard errors (192 and 156 pitches; his own results against that side combined with Stuff and the league’s platoon split). His fastballs stay at 35%+.

Weak pitch to watch

Splitter grades 82 with below-average expected results; his sweeper grades 110. The best case is against lefties: the sweeper is worth +1.1 runs per 100 pitches more, 1.5 standard errors (192 and 304 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Johnson: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
37	Walker Buehler SD · ’94	95	1.5	0.5	Free agent
36	Max Scherzer TOR · ’84	97	0.3	0.1	Free agent
34	Colin Rea CHC · ’90	96	0.4	0.4	Free agent
33	Tomoyuki Sugano COL · ’89	84	0.4	−0.1	Free agent
33	Stephen Kolek KC · ’97	90	0.5	1.0	Pre-arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Cutter 40%

55% zone

Splitter 28%

26% zone

Sweeper 18%

50% zone

Sinker 14%

46% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.4 WAR —

2028 0.6 WAR —

2029 0.7 WAR —

2030 0.8 WAR —

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026A	A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	23	1	3.1 IP	3.1 IP · 0.00 ERA · 43.8% K · 6.3% BB
2026AA	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	23	4	20.1 IP	20.1 IP · 2.21 ERA · 32.9% K · 3.9% BB
2026AAA	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	23	1	5 IP	5 IP · 5.40 ERA · 23.8% K · 0.0% BB
2025A+	A+	Tri-City Dust Devils	22	12	57.1 IP	57.1 IP · 1.88 ERA · 29.7% K · 4.6% BB

FanGraphs: FV 45 · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.