The Marlins have agreed to terms with their first-round pick Noble Meyer, per Craig Mish of the Miami Herald. Meyer will get a signing bonus of $4.5MM, south of the $5.48MM slot value for the 10th overall pick.
Meyer, 18, is a right-handed pitcher that was selected out of Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon. Coming into the draft, he was a consensus first-round talent, though with disagreement about where to rank him amid the top 30 available players. Baseball America placed him #7 in the class, MLB.com #8, ESPN #9, FanGraphs at #12 and Keith Law of The Athletic at #26.
The 6’5″ righty is noted for having a fastball that sits in the low 90s that has can get to the high 90s. His slider is considered his best secondary offering, with his changeup deemed a work in progress. Law explains that he thinks Meyer could have been a top-1o talent but his relatively lower ranking is due to the lower success rate of high school pitchers taken in the first round.
The Marlins have shown a tendency to stockpile pitching depth in recent years, frequently having enough viable arms that they show up in trade rumors. They finally pulled off a significant deal along those lines in the most recent offseason, trading Pablo López and a couple of prospects to the Twins for Luis Arraez. Bringing Meyer into the system will add to their overall pitching corps, though he’s likely a ways away from the reaching the majors given his young age.
A noble signing bonus for a noble man
You can do better.
Try “Fish win Noble Prize”
Question for Marlins fans: How many games has not having a real 3rd baseman cost you guys this season?
My question is serious. I support you guys and your Cardinal coaching staff. But I feel bad for the entire franchise watching Segura attempt to play 3rd.
Better question: How many games has not having a real GM cost them?
0 because they DO have a real GM.
One who a) traded away a 900 OPS guy who almost never strikes out for a 4 ERA pitcher, b) decided to let play in the outfield, and c) decided to put Segura play at 3rd?
She’s an incompetent GM who is unqualified to do anything.
*Hold on – the trade was in the opposite direction, but I assume the real GM stepped in and made that new offer after she probably offered Alcantara.
Hahaha epic fail at slandering her. She has them in playoff contention and deserves credit for that very trade. Shut up and enjoy the ride.
Wait…Pablo Lopez was traded for Arraez not the other way around?
She is able to maintain her job because to dismiss her would immediately brand the party who removes her as a bigot.
She is able to maintain her job because she is a middle of the pack GM, not a star and not a dud.
Tell me you think Preller is better than Ng so we can all laugh at you. C’mon do it!
Ng has a cheap owner.
Here are my top 20 percent best run teams and worst run teams. NG is on neither list.
Best NL
Atlanta
Dodgers
Brewers
Best AL
Tampa
Asterisks
Baltimore
Cleveland
Marlins would get an upgrade with the above seven GMs
Worst NL
Rockies
San Diego
Mets
Thought about Pirates but more blames goes on owner
Worst AL
Detroit
Anaheim
Boston
Thought about Royals and Yankees
A’s blame goes on cheap owner
Ng would be an upgrade for the latter ten teams
. . . whilst you NF13 (see what I did there?) on the other hand, have established your bigotry over an extended period of time.
You definitely remind me of Brian Clough, unarguably sexist and at best racially smug and paternalistic. He may have been a brilliant football manager but as a human being his ego and patronising manner left much to be desired
Well, generally speaking, I don’t have the luxury of being able to question other teams’ GM’s. But I’d say with Soler and Arraez hitting the way they have, she is at least breaking even. The Avisail Garcia and Jean Segura signings are indefensible, but Yuli hasn’t been terrible. Their pitching just makes up for a lot of short comings.
Even better question what are marlins fans? Didn’t think they exist
The Marlins exist (and have 2 rings, for those who can count…) and the Ham Fighters don’t.
I always wonder if fans of the Nippon Ham Fighters that speak English hate foreigners.
I would. A bunch of simpletons probably explaining how the word “ham” is funny.
Not very noble of the Marlins to give him a million dollars under slot.
Noble Willingham was a highly underrated actor.
The Flaaaahhhhridaaahhhh Maaaahhhlins!!!!
The Marlins should be in the playoffs. How do you criticize someone who accomplished that feat. you all starting trouble just to create havoc. Piss off, dildos.
Making bad moves and getting lucky is certainly not the same as being a diversity hire unqualified to do anything other than maintenance work.