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

In 2020, Jesuit High School in Oregon had the best high school pitcher in the class in Mick Abel, now one of the top prospects in the Phillies' organization after being taken in the middle of the first round. The 2023 Draft could be a repeat with another Jesuit product in Meyer, who helped establish himself as perhaps the best prep arm in this upcoming class with strong showings on the summer showcase circuit.

At 6-foot-5, Meyer certainly looks the part as a projectable high school right-hander. His velocity is tracking upward, frequently touching 97-98 mph over the summer, and while that was in shorter stints, it’s continued this spring as he’s touched triple digits at times during his senior year. It’s easy to dream on more consistent velocity in longer starts as he matures. Meyer backs up that tailing two-seam fastball with a mid-80s power two-plane slider that has good hard bite and spin -- it’s a future strikeout pitch that travels laterally with good depth. He also has good feel for a fading changeup, sold with excellent arm speed.

Meyer comes at hitters with a bit of a three-quarters arm slot, showing good, whippy arm action, and while there is a little crossfire in his delivery, he has a good feel for the strike zone. Committed to Oregon, he has all the ingredients to be a future frontline starter and could follow Abel as the first high school arm to come off the board.

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

Jesuit HS (Portland, Ore.) produced the best prep pitcher twice in a span of four Drafts with Mick Abel, a Phillies first-rounder in 2020, and Meyer, the 10th overall choice in 2023. Gatorade's Oregon player of the year, he carried Jesuit to the 6-A state finals while logging a 0.51 ERA with 142 strikeouts in 70 innings. The Marlins landed him with a below-slot $4.5 million bonus, then used the savings to grab the 2023 Draft's best left-hander (Thomas White) in the supplemental first round. 

Meyer's best pitch is a high-spin slider with mid-80s velocity and two-plane break, though he can fall in love with it too much and will need to learn to not lean on it as heavily in pro ball. His fastball features plenty of velocity, parking at 94-97 mph and topping out at 100, though it doesn't come with great metrics and has gotten hit more than expected. He sells his fading mid-80s changeup with deceptive arm speed, and it could become a solid or better offering as he incorporates it more often. 

Meyer repeats his athletic delivery well and filled the strike zone as an amateur, but his control hasn't been sharp during his first full pro season. He does have good feel for mixing his pitches and is a tough competitor. He can become a frontline starter if he can make some adjustments with his fastball and regain the polish he showed in high school.

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

For the second time in four Drafts, Jesuit HS (Portland, Ore.) produced the best high school pitcher available, with Meyer following in the footsteps of 2020 Phillies first-rounder Mick Abel. Gatorade's Oregon player of the year, Meyer led Jesuit to the 6-A state finals and posted a 0.51 ERA with 142 strikeouts in 70 innings. The Marlins selected him 10th overall, signed him to a below-slot $4.5 million and used the savings to land the Draft's top left-hander (Thomas White) in the supplemental first round. 

Meyer's fastball velocity increased continually during his last two years of high school, as he went from operating in the upper 80s as a sophomore to sitting at 94-97 mph and reaching 100 with tailing action as a senior. He misses a lot more bats with a mid-80s slider with two-plane break, though he tends to fall in love with his breaking ball too much at times. He also has feel for a fading mid-80s changeup that he sells with deceptive arm speed, and it could give him a solid third pitch once he uses it more frequently. 

Meyer repeats his athletic delivery, provides plenty of strikes and earns praise for his intelligence and competitiveness. The biggest quibble with him is that he doesn't have great metrics on his fastball, which gets hit more than it should. If he can make some adjustments to keep his heater off barrels, he'll pitch at the front of the Marlins' rotation of the future alongside Eury Pérez. 

Awards

Futures Game Selection

Year	Team
2024

FSL Pitcher of the Month

Month	Team
05/2024

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	07/14/2024	National League Futures activated RHP Noble Meyer.
	05/28/2024	RHP Noble Meyer assigned to Beloit Sky Carp from Jupiter Hammerheads.
	03/07/2024	Miami Marlins Prospects activated RHP Noble Meyer.
	08/17/2023	RHP Noble Meyer assigned to Jupiter Hammerheads from FCL Marlins.
	08/17/2023	Jupiter Hammerheads activated RHP Noble Meyer.
	07/31/2023	RHP Noble Meyer assigned to FCL Marlins.
	07/21/2023	Miami Marlins signed RHP Noble Meyer.
	06/15/2023	RHP Noble Meyer assigned to College Workout.
	08/24/2022	USA Baseball 18U National Team activated RHP Noble Meyer.
	08/24/2022	RHP Noble Meyer assigned to USA Baseball 18U National Team.
	07/12/2022	High School Workout activated RHP Noble Meyer.
	07/12/2022	RHP Noble Meyer assigned to High School Workout.
	07/12/2022	High School Workout activated RHP Noble Meyer.
	02/03/2022	RHP Noble Meyer and assigned to Visiting Team.