• Full name John Swanda
  • Born 03/18/1999 in Des Moines, IA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 193 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Roosevelt
  • Drafted in the 4th round (115th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2017 (signed for $625,000).
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    Swanda's arrow is pointing up as the draft nears, but a number of evaluators believe he'll still be well served by heading to Nebraska as he has the projection to blossom with a few more years to gain strength and weight. An athletic shortstop/righthander in high school, Swanda's fastball now touches 91-93 mph much more frequently than it did last summer. He also snaps off a tight 11-to-5 curveball and shows the potential to have above-average control. He maintains his arm speed and has some deception on his straight changeup.

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Career Transactions

  • RHP John Swanda assigned to Rocket City Trash Pandas from Salt Lake Bees.
  • RHP John Swanda assigned to Rocket City Trash Pandas from Salt Lake Bees.
  • RHP John Swanda assigned to Salt Lake Bees from Tri-City Dust Devils.
  • Salt Lake Bees activated RHP John Swanda.
  • RHP John Swanda assigned to Salt Lake Bees from Tri-City Dust Devils.
  • Tri-City Dust Devils activated RHP John Swanda from the temporarily inactive list.
  • Tri-City Dust Devils placed RHP John Swanda on the temporarily inactive list.
  • RHP John Swanda assigned to United States.
  • RHP John Swanda and assigned to Los Angeles Angels.

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