P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 9" 225 lbs | Age: 35
Draft: 2011 | Rd. 1, No. 23, Washington Nationals | Kentucky
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 0 16.88 2 0 0 2.2 3 2.63
2016 1 3 5.68 7 6 0 25.1 29 1.66
2017 4 5 3.74 13 13 0 67.1 75 1.34
3 Seasons 5 8 4.63 22 19 0 95.1 107 1.46
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 2 0-0 16.88 2.2 3 2.63
2016 7 1-3 5.68 25.1 29 1.66
2017 13 4-5 3.74 67.1 75 1.34
3 Seasons 22 5-8 4.63 95.1 107 1.46
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 25 65 9 1 11.1 6.7 89.6 104.2 27.3 22.2 .208 .536 .568 .396 .435 33.3 20.0 20.0 16.88 7.03
2016 26 476 71 7 9.9 6.0 89.4 109.6 15.0 36.6 .245 .453 .354 .352 .414 40.8 24.8 14.5 5.68 5.38
2017 27 1169 171 10 5.8 3.4 86.9 113.6 10.1 34.5 .226 .349 .293 .318 .356 30.0 25.7 14.4 3.74 4.36
Player 1710 251 18 7.2 4.2 87.7 113.6 12.0 34.7 .231 .384 .319 .330 .375 33.2 25.2 14.6
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Meyer relies on 5 pitches.
Curveball
(37.0%) ,
Sinker
(30.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.4%) ,
Slider
(3.3%) ,
Changeup
(1.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 22.2 77.8 55.6 22.2 0.0 22.2 33.3 44.4 11.1 0.0 11.1 11.1 33.3 33.3
2016 39.4 60.6 23.9 31.0 5.6 26.8 43.7 29.6 14.1 16.9 8.5 12.7 26.8 21.1
2017 46.8 53.2 21.1 26.3 5.8 33.3 41.5 25.1 17.5 24.0 5.3 15.8 17.5 19.9
Player 43.8 56.2 23.1 27.5 5.6 31.1 41.8 27.1 16.3 21.1 6.4 14.7 20.7 20.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 11.1 11.1 33.3 11.1 22.2 11.1 6.7
2016 2.8 29.6 23.9 19.7 14.1 9.9 6.0
2017 4.1 32.7 22.8 26.9 6.4 5.8 3.4
Player 4.0 31.1 23.5 24.3 9.2 7.2 4.2
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 315 96.1 13.8 -0.8 12.5ARM 3.9 15.1 -2.0 12.5ARM 4.4
2017 Curveball LAA R 426 85.1 43.2 0.2 6.3GLV -0.7 -5.6 -2.4 6.3GLV -2.3
2017 Changeup LAA R 16 90.0 22.6 -3.2 13.4ARM -0.9 10.2 -1.7 13.4ARM -0.2
2017 Slider LAA R 38 85.5 42.3 8.9 5.3GLV 1.9 -5.1 8.8 5.3GLV 1.1
2017 Sinker LAA R 356 95.3 20.3 2.1 17.2ARM 2.5 9.0 1.8 17.2ARM 1.8
2016 Curveball LAA R 149 84.9 44.3 0.6 8.6GLV -1.8 -5.8 -4.2 8.6GLV -2.4
2016 Sinker LAA R 6 94.6 24.0 3.0 17.8ARM 3.9 7.2 2.4 17.8ARM 4.5
2016 Changeup LAA R 50 89.9 25.5 -3.5 14.0ARM 0.7 9.0 -1.8 14.0ARM 2.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 271 95.9 16.7 -1.5 11.9ARM 4.4 13.7 -2.1 11.9ARM 5.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Curveball 0.9 4 426 37.0 99 .140 .269 .232 44.8 49.5 28.2 .148 .229 .193 20.5
2017 Sinker 1.6 6 356 30.9 98 .214 .310 .296 13.2 8.2 11.9 .284 .421 .358 31.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -2 315 27.4 83 .263 .404 .421 23.3 19.3 24.2 .272 .435 .426 41.5
2017 Slider 2.9 1 38 3.3 6 .000 .000 .000 18.2 16.7 25.0 .119 .134 .111 0.0
2017 Changeup -9.5 -2 16 1.4 3 .667 1.667 .967 16.7 0.0 -- .412 1.022 .595 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 15 65 -3 0 -1 0 -4
2016 117 476 0 3 -4 -3 -4
2017 289 1,151 12 11 -9 -7 7
Player 421 1,692 9 14 -14 9 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 65 40.0 61.5 93.8 23.1 77.8 44.6 40.0 38.5 12.0 4.6 100.0
2016 476 48.5 56.3 83.1 20.8 58.8 37.8 45.3 38.0 23.8 9.0 67.4
2017 1,169 45.1 58.8 83.6 24.2 49.0 41.5 52.7 39.9 27.9 7.5 70.9
Player 1,710 45.9 58.1 83.8 23.3 52.6 40.6 50.2 39.3 26.2 7.8 70.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 89 67 48 98
2017 44 76 82 83 14 66 52 57 74 73 2 76 17 88 78 49 98
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 25.21 3 2.3 1 2 5 0 0.0
2017 22.66 6 5.0 1 5 5 1 16.7
Player 23.75 9 7.3 2 7 10 1 11.1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 3 3 1 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 5 2 3 4 3 0 1 4 2 3 0 5 5 3 3 2 4 4 0 0
2017 6 5 3 5 4 5 7 4 2 4 4 7 7 6 5 7 4 5 7 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 5 7 6 2
Player 9 8 4 9 4 5 11 8 2 4 4 12 9 9 9 10 4 6 11 6 8 5 11 11 8 7 5 9 11 6 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .197 -.058 .255 -.109 .364
xBA .226 -.019 .245 +.037 .208
OBP .323 -.036 .359 -.141 .500
xOBP .349 -.005 .354 -.024 .378
SLG .324 -.145 .469 -.440 .909
xSLG .349 -.104 .453 -.083 .536
ISO .127 -.087 .214 -.331 .545
xISO .123 -.086 .209 -.119 .328
BABIP .256 -.068 .324 -.009 .333
wOBA .293 -.061 .354 -.214 .568
xwOBA .318 -.034 .352 -.044 .396
wOBACON .314 -.104 .418 -.319 .737
xwOBACON .356 -.058 .414 -.021 .435
BACON .282 -.070 .352 -.148 .500
xBACON .327 -.017 .344 +.057 .287
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 30.0 -10.8 40.8 +7.5 33.3
Avg Exit Velocity 86.9 -2.5 89.4 -0.2 89.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 34.5 -2.1 36.6 +14.4 22.2
Barrel % 5.8 -4.1 9.9 -1.2 11.1
Avg Launch Angle 10.1 -4.9 15.0 -12.3 27.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 95.7 -0.2 95.9 -0.4 96.3
Breaking Velocity 85.1 +0.2 84.9 -0.8 85.7
Offspeed Velocity 90.0 +0.1 89.9 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 10 +3 7 +6 1
Popup % 5.8 +0.2 5.6 +5.6 0.0
Flyball % 21.1 -2.8 23.9 -31.7 55.6
Line Drive % 26.3 -4.7 31.0 +8.8 22.2
Groundball % 46.8 +7.4 39.4 +17.2 22.2
Pull % 33.3 +6.5 26.8 +4.6 22.2
Straight Away % 41.5 -2.2 43.7 +10.4 33.3
Opposite Field % 25.1 -4.5 29.6 -14.8 44.4
Weak Contact % 4.1 +1.3 2.8 -8.3 11.1
Pull Airball % 15.8 +3.1 12.7 +1.6 11.1
Topped Contact % 32.7 +3.1 29.6 +18.5 11.1
Under Contact % 22.8 -1.1 23.9 -9.4 33.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.9 +7.2 19.7 +8.6 11.1
Solid Contact % 6.4 -7.7 14.1 -8.1 22.2
HR/FB % 16.7 -0.9 17.6 -22.4 40.0
Popups 10 +6 4 +4 0
Flyballs 36 +19 17 +12 5
Line Drives 45 +23 22 +20 2
Groundballs 80 +52 28 +26 2
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 45.1 -3.4 48.5 +8.5 40.0
Out of Zone % 54.9 +3.4 51.5 -8.5 60.0
Edge % 41.5 +3.7 37.8 -6.8 44.6
Zone Swing % 58.8 +2.5 56.3 -5.2 61.5
Out of Zone Swing % 24.2 +3.4 20.8 -2.3 23.1
In Zone Contact % 83.6 +0.5 83.1 -10.7 93.8
Out of Zone Contact % 49.0 -9.8 58.8 -19.0 77.8
Whiff % 27.9 +4.1 23.8 +11.8 12.0
First Strike % 52.7 +7.4 45.3 +5.3 40.0
First Pitch Swing % 20.9 -0.5 21.4 +8.1 13.3
Swing % 39.9 +1.9 38.0 -0.5 38.5
Meatball Swing % 70.9 +3.5 67.4 -32.6 100.0
Meatball % 7.5 -1.5 9.0 +4.4 4.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.4 -0.5 16.9 +10.6 6.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 51.0 +9.8 41.2 +19.0 22.2
In Zone 519 +288 231 +205 26
Out of Zone 632 +387 245 +206 39
Edge 478 +298 180 +151 29
In Zone Swings 305 +175 130 +114 16
Out of Zone Swings 153 +102 51 +42 9
In Zone Swing & Misses 50 +28 22 +21 1
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 78 +57 21 +19 2
Basic
Pitches 1,169 +693 476 +411 65
PA 292 +175 117 +102 15
AB 244 +146 98 +87 11
Hits 48 +23 25 +21 4
Singles 29 +18 11 +9 2
Doubles 13 +3 10 +10 0
Triples 0 -1 1 +1 0
Home Runs 6 +3 3 +1 2
Walks 42 +25 17 +14 3
Strikeouts 75 +46 29 +26 3
K% 25.7 +0.9 24.8 +4.8 20.0
BB% 14.4 -0.1 14.5 -5.5 20.0
HBP 4 +4 0 0 0
Batted Balls 171 +100 71 +62 9
Number of Fastballs 671 +394 277 +228 49
Number of Offspeed 16 -34 50 +50 0
Number of Breaking 464 +315 149 +133 16
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 116 .357 70 5 7.1 46 16 34.8
2017 Shifts 289 .291 142 0 0.0 147 6 4.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2015 11 16.5 27.3% 0.0% 22 23.7 9.1% 4.5%
2016 138 18.1 19.6% 2.9% 108 24.8 0.9% 19.4%
2017 355 17.8 14.9% 3.1% 211 25.5 0.0% 17.5%

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Pitch Distribution