The Phillies have selected the contract of outfielder Johan Rojas to the 40-man roster, Phillies President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced today.
Rojas, 22, split the 2022 season between high-A Jersey Shore (70 games) and double-A Reading (60 games) while combining to post a .244/.309/.354 slash line with 20 doubles, seven triples, seven homers, 38 RBI, 82 runs and 62 stolen bases in 67 attempts (92.5%). He finished the regular season with Reading, where he hit .260 with a .720 OPS in 264 plate appearances. Rojas’ 62 steals overall ranked eighth among all minor league players in 2022 and were the most by a Phillies minor leaguer since 2009 (Anthony Gose, 76). The right-handed hitter began the season by stealing 31 consecutive bases without being caught, a streak which ended on June 22.
Following this year’s regular season, Rojas appeared in 12 games with Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, where he posted a .310/.423/.452 slash line in 52 plate appearances with 13 steals in as many attempts. His final game with Surprise, recent winners of the AFL championship, was on Oct. 24.
In 354 career minor league games, Rojas has hit .267 with a .725 OPS and is 129-for-157 (82.2%) in stolen base attempts. He has appeared at all three outfield positions but has primarily played center field. Rojas, who was born in the Dominican Republic, was originally signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in January 2018. He is ranked as the No. 5 Phillies prospect, according to MLB.com.
With the addition of Rojas, the club’s 40-man roster currently stands at 37 players.
