Johan Camargo

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #25 prospect in 2016
  Camargo ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2013, then finished the 2014 season at high Class A Carolina. He returned to Carolina in 2015 and continued to make steady improvement. A solid all-around player with easy, fluid actions and plus hand-eye coordination, Camargo has a line-drive approach with his smooth swing from both sides of the plate. He demonstrates an excellent feel for the strike zone by working the count, using the entire field and making consistent contact. Camargo continues to add strength and is capable driving the ball in the gaps but has below-average power. His knowledge of the game and ability to anticipate plays make him a good baserunner and give him better range than his average speed and quickness would suggest. He also has soft hands, above-average arm strength and solid accuracy on his throws that should allow him to remain at shortstop. Camargo has the intangibles to be a strong utility infielder in the big leagues, with the ability to start if he continues to add strength. He's in line for a promotion to Double-A Mississippi in 2016.
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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #8 prospect in 2015
  The Braves scout Panama as heavily as any team, and Camargo could follow in the footsteps of Christian Bethancourt and Randall Delgado to the big leagues. Camargo struggled early at low Class A Rome in 2014 before rebounding and earning a late-season promotion to high Class A Lynchburg. Camargo is a steady, fluid player with outstanding hand-eye coordination. He handles the bat well while using a disciplined line-drive approach to spray the ball to all fields from both sides of the plate. He has an advanced knowledge and feel for the strike zone, makes consistent contact and rarely strikes out. His power is lacking, but he has worked hard to add strength to drive the ball more often as his game develops. He has soft, steady hands and easy, smooth actions on defense, which allow him to make plays in the hole and up the middle consistently. His speed and quickness both rate as fringe-average, but his anticipation, body control and knowledge of the game should enable him to remain at shortstop at higher levels. He has above-average arm strength and makes accurate throws with good carry. The Braves neglected to add Camargo to the 40-man roster becaue they believed he's far enough away offensively to be unworthy of Rule 5 draft attention. He will most likely open the 2015 season back in the Carolina League at Atlanta's new affiliate in Carolina, with a mid-summer promotion to Double-A Mississippi a possibility.
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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #19 prospect in 2014
  The Braves' latest find from Panama, Camargo built on an impressive showing in the Dominican Summer League in 2012 with a solid U.S. debut in the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2013, ranking as the circuit's No. 11 prospect. He made positive impressions with his steady defense and plus hand-eye coordination, allowing him to both make plays at shortstop and consistent contact at the plate. Camargo is a disciplined hitter who rarely strikes out. He has a mature approach at the plate and an outstanding feel for the strike zone for a young hitter. The switch-hitter must add strength and size in order to drive the ball more consistently. Defensively, Camargo has above-average arm strength, soft hands and smooth actions. He does not have exceptional speed or quickness, but because he does an excellent job of anticipating plays, he may be rangy enough to stick at shortstop. Camargo showed leadership skills on the infield at Danville and has solid baseball instincts. A promotion to low Class A Rome awaits in 2014.?

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked National League #11 prospect in 2013
  Camargo is the latest prospect from the Braves? Panamanian pipeline, which also produced Randall Delgado and Christian Bethancourt. He showed an uncanny feel to hit from both sides of the plate and defensive prowess in his stateside debut, and many in the organization compare him to a young Tony Fernandez. Camargo has tremendous hand-eye coordination and contact ability, and managers praised his sound approach and strike-zone judgment, as he struck out just 12 percent of the time. With smooth actions, soft hands and an above-average arm, he?s also a slick-but-dependable fielder. ?I loved him. The defense was very mature,? a manager said. ?He ran the club. He was in the right place at the right time and anticipated well. He made all the routine plays and the tough ones. For me, he was the best shortstop in the league.? Camargo is a fringy runner with below-average range and first-step quickness, so he might have to move off shortstop, possibly to second base due to well-below-average present power. Mechanical alterations to make his hitting stance more consistent could help Camargo grow into his gap power.

• December, 2015 Scouting Report
  Camargo ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2013, then finished the 2014 season at high Class A Carolina. He returned to Carolina in 2015 and continued to make steady improvement. A solid all-around player with easy, fluid actions and plus hand-eye coordination, Camargo has a line-drive approach with his smooth swing from both sides of the plate. He demonstrates an excellent feel for the strike zone by working the count, using the entire field and making consistent contact. Camargo continues to add strength and is capable driving the ball in the gaps but has below-average power. His knowledge of the game and ability to anticipate plays make him a good baserunner and give him better range than his average speed and quickness would suggest. He also has soft hands, above-average arm strength and solid accuracy on his throws that should allow him to remain at shortstop. Camargo has the intangibles to be a strong utility infielder in the big leagues, with the ability to start if he continues to add strength. He's in line for a promotion to Double-A Mississippi in 2016.