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Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 50

The Pennington School is a private high school in New Jersey that has had just one player ever drafted in its history: Don Anderson, taken in Round 33 by the Pirates way back in 1967 (Frankie Hayes spent 14 years in the big leagues in the 1930s and 40s.) Meccage certainly has the talent to break that dry spell after showing off an intriguing combination of stuff, size and projection at summer showcase events like the PDP League and Perfect Game National.

As the weather has warmed up in New Jersey, Meccage has continued to perform well. He has a big league body at 6-foot-4 and the potential repertoire to go with it. He was up to 95 mph over the summer and he continues to show he can consistently get to the mid-90s. He combines it with a hard slider, now in the 84-86 mph range, that could be plus in time. He’s also working on a slower curve that could be a solid average offering, and both pitches are thrown with really high spin rates. He does have some feel for a changeup, but doesn’t use it much at this level.

There is some effort in Meccage’s delivery and he’s struggled at times with his command, but with two plus power pitches and a potential four-pitch mix, there’s a lot to like. Add in some bloodlines -- his father was drafted and his uncle is the current bullpen coach for the Pirates -- and there are bound to be teams interested in finding out what it might take to sign him away from his commitment to Virginia.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

The Pennington School is a private high school in New Jersey that has had just one player ever drafted in its history: Don Anderson, taken in Round 33 by the Pirates way back in 1967 (Frankie Hayes spent 14 years in the big leagues in the 1930s and 40s.) Meccage certainly showed the talent to break that dry spell after showing off an intriguing combination of stuff, size and projection at summer showcase events like the PDP League and Perfect Game National, and he went to the Brewers in the second round this year, signing for above slot at $2.5 million.

Meccage has a big league body at 6-foot-4 and the potential repertoire to go with it. He was up to 95 mph over the summer, and he continues to show he can consistently get to the mid-90s. He combines it with a hard slider, now in the 84-86 mph range, that could be plus in time. He’s also working on a slower curve that could be a solid average offering, and both pitches are thrown with really high spin rates. He does have some feel for a changeup, but doesn’t use it much at this level.

There is some effort in Meccage’s delivery and he’s struggled at times with his command, but with two plus power pitches and a potential four-pitch mix, there’s a lot to like. Add in some bloodlines -- his father was drafted and his uncle is the current bullpen coach for the Pirates -- and you can see what led Milwaukee to give the hurler the second-biggest bonus of its 2024 Draft class.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/05/2024	RHP Bryce Meccage assigned to ACL Brewers.
	07/26/2024	Milwaukee Brewers signed RHP Bryce Meccage.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated RHP Bryce Meccage.