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# Texas Rangers Prospect Jacob Johnson Promoted to Hickory Crawdads
- URL: https://theprospecttimes.com/texas-rangers-prospect-jacob-johnson-promoted-to-hickory-crawdads/
- Published: 2026-07-28T22:59:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-28T22:59:34.000Z
- Author: The Prospect Times
- Tags: Jacob Johnson, promotions

The Texas Rangers got a number of fantastic results from players participating in the ACL this season, both on the mound and at the plate, and record aside, that's the kind of process-over-results development the org is looking for at the lower levels. RHP [Jacob Johnson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=johnso030jac&ref=theprospecttimes.com) is one of the prospects who turned in an excellent season on the mound, and he's now earned a promotion from the ACL Rangers to Low-A Hickory.

Johnson, 20, was Texas's 11th round pick (325th overall) in the 2025 draft out of Pearl River Community College in Mississippi. Born in Picayune, MS, he made his full-season debut this year in the Rangers' complex league.

He wasted no time making an impression. In his season debut on May 8 against the ACL Dodgers, Johnson threw 3.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits and a hit batter while striking out eight — a mark that stands as both his season-high and career-high.

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Johnson made seven starts and one relief appearance across the ACL season, though a minor injury cost him about a month, sidelining him after his June 8 outing before he returned for a couple more appearances right before the ACL season ended. 

Over 25.1 innings, he posted a 2.84 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, striking out 33 against 16 walks. Opposing hitters managed just a .174 average against him.

In pitches with tracked data available, Johnson worked primarily off a sinker, throwing it 50 times (68.5%) at an average of 95.3 mph. His slider (13 pitches, 17.8% usage, 83.7 mph) generated a 50% whiff rate, while his curveball (6 pitches, 8.2% usage) checked in at 82.3 mph. He also mixed in a four-seamer (3 pitches, 4.1% usage, 95.8 mph) that produced a 66.7% whiff rate, and a change-up (1 pitch, 1.4% usage, 87.5 mph) rounded out the arsenal — 73 pitches with tracked data in total. Both lefties and righties struggled against him, with right-handed batters hitting .170 (.485 OPS) and lefties .179 (.545 OPS).

Now it's on to Hickory, where Johnson will look to continue building on a strong pro debut.

*Pitch data via TJStats*.