Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TB | RHP | 27 | 40 |
Grades Update: Aug 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | SL | CH | Cnt/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 45/40 |
Aug 2021 Report
Evaluator: Jake Kerns
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-0
Weight: 193 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2016 Round 6
RuleV: Eligible
Physical Description: Average height for the position. Well-built without projection.
Mechanics: Stands upright on the mound. Pitches from the windup, but will streamline it with guys on base. High 3/4 delivery that is short to the plate. Clean and repeatable. Will fall off toward 1B and misses his spots when he does so.
Fastball: 89-92, T93. Fastball-dominant repertoire. Velocity has wavered since entering prep ball. He's been up to 95 in the past. Pitch has some tail.. Moves the ball all around the zone, but he likes to elevate it. Heavy pitch that generates weak contact when he's locating it. Capable of generating swings and misses, and the pitch plays slightly up despite it's mostly average velocity. Grade: 55
Curveball: 78-80. 12/6 action. Big breaker with above-average vertical movement. Looper. Inconsistently locates it. Best used down and becomes too hittable when it stays up. Use of the pitch depends on his feel that day; there are starts where he relies on it and starts where it's infrequently used. Pitch has plus potential if he locates it better. Grade: 55
Slider: 86-88. Infrequently used pitch that has average horizontal break. Plays like a cutter. Generates swings and misses when playing it off his FB because he tunnels it well. Runs it out and away from righties. Grade: 45
Changeup: 83-84. As with his slider, he tunnels his changeup, and it's best used off his FB. Shows some arm-side run and an average amount of fade. Likes to run it away from lefties, and he tries to keep it down to righties. Generates weak contact when he's spotting it. Grade: 45
Control and Command: Control is naturally ahead of his command. Most around the zone. Shows a tendency to miss high with all of his pitches. Curveball is difficult to locate with his vertical movement. Control: 45 | Command: 40
Overall: Myers has a starter's arsenal, but the stuff is mostly average across the board. He has a big, bending curveball that plays as his best pitch, and it's near-plus when he's locating it. His velocity has been up-and-down for several years. If he can consistently get into the mid-90s, and locate while doing so, he has the look of a backend type. Without that, he's probably a reliever, albeit one that can get swings and misses with several different pitches at the major league level.
OFP: 40
Role: 40 - Spot Starter or Bulk Reliever
Risk: Moderate
