A 35th-round pick of the Mets back in 2018, Mejia redshirted in his freshman season at Arizona, then opted to transfer to Pima Community College, only to see the pandemic wipe out all but five starts of his lone season there. From there, he moved on to New Mexico State, where he made 17 appearances in 2021, mostly in relief, before topping 100 innings as a starter in 2022, pitching particularly well in postseason play for the Aggies. The Braves nabbed him in Round 11 of that year’s Draft, and after a full season with High-A Rome in 2023, he found consistent success with a move to Double-A in 2024.
While nothing Mejia does on the mound jumps out at plus, he does have the chance to have a legitimate three-pitch mix and a feel for how to use it effectively. His fastball sits only at around 92 mph and tops out at 94, and while it doesn’t have much action to it, he does command the pitch well. His best pitch is his low-80s slider that misses bats, and he can mix in an occasionally-effective changeup at about the same velocity, while fiddling around with a splitter now and again.
Mejia has the prototypical pitcher’s body at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds and tends to repeat his delivery and throw enough strikes and that, along with his durability, gives him the chance to start. His ceiling is limited due to the lack of velocity or plus stuff, but he could provide rotation depth in the near future.
