Heading into the 2014 season, Erik Johnson was rated as the second best prospect for the Chicago White Sox, trailing only Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu, who went on to be American League Rookie of the Year that year.
In preparation for the 2015 campaign, Baseball America failed to include him as a top ten prospect in the organization. There was really no reason why he should have been on that list either, appearing to be another 4-A player for the White Sox (too good for AAA but not serviceable at the big league level, e.