Max Meyer
25-Year-Old
Miami Marlins AAA
2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
2.12
WHIP
0.82
K
14
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Meyer's eventual role is to be determined, but he should be a valuable fantasy commodity as long as he stays healthy. The 6-foot righty underwent Tommy John surgery in August of 2022, just a few weeks after making his big-league debut. He is set to be fully healthy this spring and should compete for a spot in the Opening Day rotation. If Meyer were to struggle with a starter's workload over the next year or two, he has the stuff to excel in the ninth inning, and that might even be a preferable long-term outcome for those in roto dynasty leagues. He has excellent movement on his mid-90s fastball and one of the best sliders in pro ball, so it's not hard to envision him being one of the best closers in the game if he went down that path. Meyer also sports a decent third-pitch changeup and good enough command to start, it'll just come down to the workload. Dating back to his time at Minnesota, Meyer's one year logging over 80 innings was in 2021, when he tossed 111 innings in the minors. Read Past Outlooks
Facing restricted workload
Meyer will pitch once a week for Triple-A Jacksonville and will be limited to three-inning outings as the Marlins target a potential return to the big-league rotation in the second half, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old right-hander appears more than ready to handle big-league hitters after posting a 2.12 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB through three starts and 17 innings for the Marlins to begin the season, but Meyer didn't pitch at all in 2023 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and tossed only 67 innings in 2022 across all levels. As a result, his 2024 workload was always going to be carefully monitored by the organization. Manager Skip Schumaker indicated this week that the club has no set date in mind yet for Meyer's return from Triple-A, but it could depend on the health and the performance of the team's other rotation options as much as Meyer's own numbers for Jacksonville.
The 25-year-old right-hander appears more than ready to handle big-league hitters after posting a 2.12 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB through three starts and 17 innings for the Marlins to begin the season, but Meyer didn't pitch at all in 2023 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and tossed only 67 innings in 2022 across all levels. As a result, his 2024 workload was always going to be carefully monitored by the organization. Manager Skip Schumaker indicated this week that the club has no set date in mind yet for Meyer's return from Triple-A, but it could depend on the health and the performance of the team's other rotation options as much as Meyer's own numbers for Jacksonville.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
84
How many pitches does Max Meyer generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Max Meyer generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-50%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .135 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .271 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | .115 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .229 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .385 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-69%
ERA on Road
2024
-39%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.41 | 1.10 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 1.35 | 0.75 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Home | 2.45 | 0.91 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | ||||
2024Away | 1.50 | 0.67 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 8.44 | 1.50 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Away | 0.00 | 1.50 | .666666 | 13.5 | 13.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Meyer compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.67K/9
7.4BB/9
1.6HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.4 mphERA
2.12WHIP
0.82BABIP
.210GB/FB
1.35Left On Base
89.3%Exit Velocity
85.8 mphBarrels/BBE
8.7%Spin Rate
2407 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
36.2%Swinging Strike
14.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Bullpen option moving forward?
Meyer is likely to miss most of the 2023 season following Tommy John surgery and may move to the bullpen when he returns, reports Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
ANALYSIS
Marlins pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre said Tuesday that based on his tools, Meyer "probably leans more on a bullpen guy." Stottlemyre added that Meyer will be given time to develop as a starter and depending on how his changeup progresses, he could stay in that role. There's no guarantee that he will return in 2023, but if he does, it will likely be late in the season and as a reliever.
Marlins pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre said Tuesday that based on his tools, Meyer "probably leans more on a bullpen guy." Stottlemyre added that Meyer will be given time to develop as a starter and depending on how his changeup progresses, he could stay in that role. There's no guarantee that he will return in 2023, but if he does, it will likely be late in the season and as a reliever.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2021
Meyer will miss the entire 2023 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August of 2022. Fortunately for him, he got to the majors and onto the 40-man roster before suffering the injury, but he only pitched six innings in the big leagues. Meyer leaned heavily on his plus-plus 89-mph slider and also threw his mid-90s four-seamer 40 percent of the time. His above-average changeup rounds out a full starter's pitch mix. The six-foot righty has generally thrown enough strikes to comfortably project as a starter, but he has not yet proved he can handle a starter's workload. Meyer threw 111 innings in 2021 and was limited to 67 innings in 2022 due to the injury. He will be 20 months removed from the procedure when spring training 2024 rolls around, and it's possible Meyer comes back as good or better than ever, although roughly 20% of pitchers fail to return to pre-TJS heights.
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Sent down to minors
Miami optioned Meyer to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
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Records 23 swinging strikes
Meyer (2-0) picked up the win against Atlanta on Saturday, allowing just one run on six hits over six innings. He recorded seven strikeouts.
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Earns first career win
Meyer (1-0) got the win over the Cardinals on Sunday after allowing just one run on three hits and a walk while striking out three over six innings.
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Tosses five frames
Meyer yielded two runs on two hits and two walks over five innings Monday. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision during a loss to the Angels.
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Recalled from Triple-A
The Marlins recalled Meyer from Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday.
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