BRYCE JOHNSON<\/p>\n
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- Position(s):<\/strong> Outfielder<\/li>\n
- Bats \/ Throws:<\/strong> Both \/ Right<\/li>\n
- 2026 opening day age:<\/strong> 30<\/li>\n
- Height \/ Weight:<\/strong> 6-foot \/ 190 pounds<\/li>\n
- How acquired:<\/strong> Via trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates in April 2025<\/li>\n
- Contract status:<\/strong> Will not be arbitration-eligible until 2028; will not reach free agency until 2031<\/li>\n
- fWAR in 2025:<\/strong> 0.7<\/li>\n
- Key 2025 stats:<\/strong> .342 AVG, .383 OBP, .434 SLG, 1 HR, 8 RBIs, 9 runs, 3 walks, 19 strikeouts, 4 steals (55 games, 84 plate appearances)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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STAT TO NOTE<\/p>\n
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- .399 \u2014 Johnson\u2019s expected slugging percentage in 2025, up from 2024 (.306) and significantly above his career average (.324) as a role player. There is some luck involved in a career-high .446 batting average on balls in play in 2025, especially over such a small sample size (84 plate appearances), but the jump in expected slugging demonstrates that Johnson\u2019s quality of contact improved over his previous stints in the majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
TRENDING<\/p>\n
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- Up \u2014 Johnson originally signed a minor league deal with the Padres before the 2023 season, was added to the 40-man roster, called up that June and was essentially in the majors until he was essentially replaced as a fourth outfielder in September by Brandon Lockridge<\/strong>. Johnson was removed from the 40-man roster after the season and while there was interest in a reunion on another minor league deal, he ultimately signed a minor league deal with the Pirates. But a rash of injuries struck the Padres early and they struck a deal with the Pirates to acquire Johnson for catcher Brett Sullivan<\/strong> to boost the system\u2019s outfield depth (Lockridge was among those who missed time with injury and was ultimately traded to Milwaukee). Johnson hit .303\/.407\/.458 with three homers in 42 games at Triple-A El Paso, joined the Padres in June and stuck with the team the rest of the year as a versatile fourth outfielder who produced better than he had in any of his previous three years in the majors (see stat to note). The switch-hitter was at his best against righties (.370\/.396\/.500) but competent against lefties (.300\/.364\/.333) and hit his only home run as a pinch-hitter (2-for-4, BB). As such, Johnson was a no-brainer addition to the NL Wild Card Series roster, but he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout while appearing in Game 2 and Game 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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2026 OUTLOOK<\/p>\n
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- Johnson is out of minor league options, but he likely has a leg up in a battle for a bench job this spring and will look to build off finishing the 2025 season as the team\u2019s fourth outfielder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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San Diego Padres\u2019 Bryce Johnson slides home to score against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)
\nROSTER RANKINGS<\/p>\n- \n
- 26. OF Bryce Johnson<\/li>\n
- 27. RHP Ron Marinaccio<\/li>\n
- 28. RHP Bryan Hoeing<\/li>\n
- 29. LHP Kyle Hart<\/li>\n
- 30. RHP Jhony Brito<\/li>\n
- 31. INF Will Wagner<\/li>\n
- 32. OF Tirso Ornelas<\/li>\n
- 33. RHP Garrett Hawkins<\/li>\n
- 34. RHP Miguel Mendez<\/li>\n
- 35. RHP Daison Acosta<\/li>\n
- 36. RHP Ty Adcock<\/li>\n
- 37. RHP Alek Jacob<\/li>\n
- 38. INF Mason McCoy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Johnson is out of minor league options, but he likely has a leg up in a battle for a bench job this spring and will look to build off finishing the 2025 season as the team\u2019s fourth outfielder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Up \u2014 Johnson originally signed a minor league deal with the Padres before the 2023 season, was added to the 40-man roster, called up that June and was essentially in the majors until he was essentially replaced as a fourth outfielder in September by Brandon Lockridge<\/strong>. Johnson was removed from the 40-man roster after the season and while there was interest in a reunion on another minor league deal, he ultimately signed a minor league deal with the Pirates. But a rash of injuries struck the Padres early and they struck a deal with the Pirates to acquire Johnson for catcher Brett Sullivan<\/strong> to boost the system\u2019s outfield depth (Lockridge was among those who missed time with injury and was ultimately traded to Milwaukee). Johnson hit .303\/.407\/.458 with three homers in 42 games at Triple-A El Paso, joined the Padres in June and stuck with the team the rest of the year as a versatile fourth outfielder who produced better than he had in any of his previous three years in the majors (see stat to note). The switch-hitter was at his best against righties (.370\/.396\/.500) but competent against lefties (.300\/.364\/.333) and hit his only home run as a pinch-hitter (2-for-4, BB). As such, Johnson was a no-brainer addition to the NL Wild Card Series roster, but he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout while appearing in Game 2 and Game 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Bats \/ Throws:<\/strong> Both \/ Right<\/li>\n