MINNEAPOLIS — White Sox Triple-A pitcher Erik Johnson is doing his best to recapture the organization’s attention.
In the midst of an outstanding comeback season, the right-hander was named the International League player of the week on Monday.
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Johnson — who entered 2014 as the No. 2 prospect in the organization but was sent to Triple-A after a rough April — struck out 20 batters in 14 scoreless innings over his last two starts.
The right-hander saw an increase in velocity over 2014 in February and looked good early in spring training only to have a rib cage injury sideline him for the start of the season. But Johnson has picked it up of late and is 6-5 with a 3.00 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). Over his last five starts, Johnson has a 1.03 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 35 innings. He has allowed 26 hits and walked five batters.