Peoria Chiefs Make Two Roster Moves, Release Updated Roster

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – OF Jonathan Wyatt added from Daytona
 
OF Leon Johnson Reassigned to Extended Spring Training

PEORIA, IL- The Peoria Chiefs in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs have announced that

center fielder Jonathan Wyatt has been sent down from Daytona while Leon Johnson has

been reassigned to Extended Spring Training in Mesa, AZ. Wyatt is expected to be in

uniform for the Chiefs 6:30 PM contest Saturday against Clinton.

This season, Wyatt saw action in 55 games for High-A Daytona hitting .230 with three

homers, six doubles and 20 RBI. The 23-year-old stole three bases in seven attempts and

drew 33 walks while striking out 32 times. He hit .306 on the road but just .133 in 26 home

games at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Wyatt hit .277 in April but struggled in May with just 17

hits in 85 at-bats for a .200 average. He played center field in every game except for two

starts when he was the DH. Wyatt mostly hit leadoff for Jody Davis’ squad, but had the most

success in 11 games as the two-hitter in the lineup.

Wyatt played in 66 games for Boise last season in the Short-Season Northwest League

hitting .306 with four home runs and 41 RBI. He slugged .461 and collected 18 doubles with

four triples and 12 stolen bases. In his first professional season, Wyatt walked 42 times and

struck out 47 times while committing just three errors in the outfield. He was third in the

NWL in walks, fifth in on-base percentage, second in runs and ninth in batting average.

Wyatt was drafted by the Cubs in the 13th round of the 2007 draft out of the University

of Georgia. With the Bulldogs in 2007, the outfielder was the first to post a perfect 1.000

fielding percentage in 25 years. He hit .323 with six homers, 37 RBI and 16 steals. Wyatt led

the team in on-base percentage, runs, hits, walks and steals. He is sixth in the Georgia

career list with 222 games played and 42 steals. Wyatt is a native of Kennesaw, GA where

he attended Harrison High School, the same alma mater of former Chiefs MVP Eric Patterson

and former Cubs outfielder Corey Patterson.

Johnson played in 32 games for the Chiefs this season batting .220 with nine RBI and

three doubles. He stole nine bases and drew 12 walks while scoring six runs. Johnson leaves

the Chiefs with a five game hitting streak (7-for-15) during which he raised his average 31

points. Johnson set a career-high and Chiefs season-high with three stolen bases in Friday

night’s 10-5 win over the Clinton LumberKings. The center fielder hit .250 at home in 48 at-

bats this season and .247 against right-handed pitchers. Johnson was drafted in the 10th

round last June out of Brigham Young University and played 51 games as a pro. In 18

games for Mesa he hit .433 with a home run, 11 RBI and 13 stolen bases. The 22-year-old

joined the Chiefs July 18 last season and hit .198 with 11 RBI and 10 steals in 33 games to

finish the season.

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