Next up: walks in one minor league season. You’ll see some new names on here, Brilliant Reader!

2006-2017
1 Sherman Johnson Covington ’09-10 2015 89
2 Sherman Johnson Covington ’09-10 2014 88
3 AJ Kirby-Jones Waynesboro ’09 2012 86
4 Tyler White Haymarket ’10 2015 84
5 Tyler Bortnick Front Royal ’06 2011 79
Clint Robinson Harrisonburg ’05-06 2012 79
Joey Butler New Market ’06 2012 79
Ryan Schimpf Luray ’08 2013 79
9 Rob Kral Waynesboro ’09 2013 78
10 Sherman Johnson Covington ’09-10 2016 74

The name here, of course, is Sherman Johnson. Sherman is on this list three times, for the seasons 2014-2016. His plate discipline has earned him a spot on some prospect lists in past years, but he’s coming up on his age-28 season, so he’s not considered a “prospect” anymore. I really think he can help a major league team, though!

Johnson, Tyler White, Joey Butler (free agent), and Ryan Schimpf are all still active.

All-Time
1 Gary Jones Waynesboro ’82 1984 138
2 Gary Jones Waynesboro ’82 1986 128
3 Gary Jones Waynesboro ’82 1983 126
4 Gary Jones Waynesboro ’82 1987 123
5 Gene Richards 1975 116
6 Billy Sample Harrisonburg ’75 1978 109
7 Frank Menechino Harrisonburg ’92 1997 105
8 Jeff Manto Front Royal 1987 102
Shawn Fagan Front Royal 2002 102
10 Frank Menechino Harrisonburg ’92 1995 96
11 Dan Pasqua New Market ’81 1984 95
12 Cliff Pennington Harrisonburg 2008 93
13 Mark Davidson Winchester ’82 1985 92
14 Lauro Felix Harrisonburg ’91 1996 92
15 Gene Richards 1976 91
Jeff Manto Front Royal 1989 91
17 David Eckstein Harrisonburg 1999 89
Sherman Johnson Covington ’09-10 2015 89
19 Sherman Johnson Covington ’09-10 2014 88
20 David Eckstein Harrisonburg 1998 87

Welcome to the Gary Jones list! Holding down the top four spots is pretty significant. Jones has to have one of the most interesting minor league stat lines for players who never reached the major leagues. In 8 minor league seasons, Gary hit 283/437/370, with 783 walks to only 542 strikeouts. He topped out in Triple-A. But, he’s been the Chicago Cubs’ third base coach the past couple years, so that’s pretty cool. Will he get a managing gig someday?

Gene Richards, Frank Menechino, Jeff Manto, Sherman Johnson, and David Eckstein all appear twice. And there’s Cliff Pennington at #12, currently a free agent at the major league level.

Gary Jones
Sherman Johnson