Liam Johnstone  
Shortstop | Fort Mac Roughnecks

Hitting
He thrives late in games. One of the nice things about Liam is that he's a real clutch hitter. If it's late in the game, and there are men on base, you want this guy at the plate. Johnstone never has been a patient hitter. Johnstone always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.

Baserunning & Defense
Johnstone plays a near-flawless shortstop, making very few errors. His arm is a weapon that ranks in the top five in the league. Johnstone doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a few bases each season without getting caught very often.

2025 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Johnstone. Expect the Fort Mac Roughnecks to send him down for some minor retooling.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2015 FOR SS 40 32 54 49 53 52 54 55 57 21 0 Low Minors 59 98 . 210
2016 FOR SS 42 33 55 49 53 52 54 55 57 22 0 Active 73 99 . 214
2017 FOR SS 47 37 56 49 53 52 54 55 57 23 0 AA/AAA 80 99 . 229
2018 FOR SS 48 40 57 49 53 52 54 55 57 24 0 Active 82 99 2B-58 235
2019 FOR SS 48 46 58 49 53 52 54 55 57 25 1 Active 82 99 2B-64 246
2020 FOR SS 48 48 58 49 53 52 54 55 57 26 2 Active 82 99 2B-75 249
2021 FOR SS 48 48 58 49 53 52 54 55 57 27 3 AA/AAA 82 99 2B-77 248
2022 FOR SS 48 48 58 49 53 52 54 55 57 28 4 AA/AAA 82 99 2B-73 247
2023 FOR SS 48 48 58 49 53 52 54 55 57 29 5 AA/AAA 82 99 2B-77 246
2024 FOR SS 48 48 57 49 53 52 54 55 57 30 6 Active 82 99 2B-77 244
2025 FOR SS 48 48 58 49 53 52 54 55 57 31 7 AA/AAA 82 99 2B-77 244
Ratings Delta     +1             +1 +1          

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2013 19 USV 4 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1.500 0 0 .286 .000 .286 .000 .000 0 1.00 .000
2014 20 USV 160 559 95 134 21 0 17 77 78 127 152 1.197 16 0 .393 .369 .762 .244 .238 21 .974 .240
2015 21 USV 161 562 104 147 27 0 15 94 86 124 128 1.032 15 0 .402 .390 .792 .234 .275 22 .972 .262
Totals     325 1131 202 281 48 0 32 171 164 255 286 1.122 31 0 .396 .376 .772 .236 .253 43 .983 .248

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2016 22 PSRO 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2.000 0 0 .167 .000 .167 .000 .000 0 1.00 .000
2017 23 PSRO 137 495 61 100 21 0 13 44 42 44 119 2.705 4 0 .278 .323 .601 .208 .200 0 1.00 .202
Totals     139 500 61 100 21 0 13 45 42 45 121 2.689 4 0 .277 .320 .597 .205 .198 0 1.00 .200

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2018 24 FOR 103 345 23 56 11 0 2 17 15 20 86 4.300 0 0 .220 .212 .432 .214 .142 0 1.00 .162
2019 25 FOR 31 69 5 10 1 0 2 6 3 4 25 6.250 0 0 .200 .246 .446 .130 .152 0 1.00 .145
2020 26 FOR 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000
2024 30 FOR 12 21 5 8 3 0 1 3 5 0 3 3.000 0 0 .381 .667 1.05 .400 .375 0 1.00 .381
2025 31 FOR 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .333 .200 .533 .000 .200 0 1.00 .200
Totals     157 440 34 75 15 0 5 26 23 25 115 4.600 0 0 .224 .239 .463 .206 .157 0 1.00 .170

Liam Johnstone's Career Highlights
Year Details
2015 3rd round - 60th overall selection by Fort Mac Roughnecks in the 2015 Amateur Draft

Liam Johnstone's Comparable Players
Player Names
Brett Smith 95.5% Joel Hossik 92.9% Warrick Presas 92.9% Tony Mitchell 92.0% Robert Schwartz 91.3%

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
Report Cards generated by Biorhythm v2.7.82 on Fri Aug 12 01:15:47 CEST 2011
Report card data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.