Matthew Dyer

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #333 prospect in 2020 draft
  Dyer expanded his Swiss army knife role in his second season at Arizona, with the redshirt junior getting some starts at second base and third base in addition to his usual role as a corner outfielder and backup catcher. The rap on Dyer in the past has been his slender frame, but he added some weight in the offseason to get his tall, lanky frame closer to 200 pounds. He started off the Wildcats’ abbreviated season slowly, hitting just.220/.329/.441 in 15 games. Dyer uses a two-part swing with good hand-eye coordination, with enough power for a utility role but not for a starting corner outfielder job. He doesn’t have the size or strength to catch every day, and his defense in the infield is still very much a work in progress. A solid-average runner, Dyer shows off a plus arm in the outfield. While he can play a lot of positions, adding value to his profile, he’s no better than an average defender wherever he plays. Dyer was considered a tough sign last year, causing him to go undrafted, and he may face the same fate this year.
• Ranked #315 prospect in 2019 draft
  Dyer played his freshman year at Oregon, where he started 41 games, mostly in right field, before rejoining former Mountain Ridge (Ariz.) High School teammate Cameron Cannon at Arizona. After sitting out a year due to transfer requirements, Dyer debuted with the Wildcats in 2019 with a strong season offensively, hitting .393/.480/.571 through mid-May. At the plate, Dyer has good hand-eye coordination and regularly finds the barrel with his two-part swing. He's a solid-average runner with at least a plus arm that allows him to move around the field, but he's not better than an average defender at any position. The difficulty in projecting Dyer is that his extremely slender frame would not hold up in an everyday catching role, and he doesn't have the power to profile at corner positions. Multiple area scouts would like to see what Dyer could do on the mound, recalling times that he pitched in high school.

• December, 2019 Scouting Report
  Dyer expanded his Swiss army knife role in his second season at Arizona, with the redshirt junior getting some starts at second base and third base in addition to his usual role as a corner outfielder and backup catcher. The rap on Dyer in the past has been his slender frame, but he added some weight in the offseason to get his tall, lanky frame closer to 200 pounds. He started off the Wildcats’ abbreviated season slowly, hitting just.220/.329/.441 in 15 games. Dyer uses a two-part swing with good hand-eye coordination, with enough power for a utility role but not for a starting corner outfielder job. He doesn’t have the size or strength to catch every day, and his defense in the infield is still very much a work in progress. A solid-average runner, Dyer shows off a plus arm in the outfield. While he can play a lot of positions, adding value to his profile, he’s no better than an average defender wherever he plays. Dyer was considered a tough sign last year, causing him to go undrafted, and he may face the same fate this year.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Dyer played his freshman year at Oregon, where he started 41 games, mostly in right field, before rejoining former Mountain Ridge (Ariz.) High School teammate Cameron Cannon at Arizona. After sitting out a year due to transfer requirements, Dyer debuted with the Wildcats in 2019 with a strong season offensively, hitting .393/.480/.571 through mid-May. At the plate, Dyer has good hand-eye coordination and regularly finds the barrel with his two-part swing. He's a solid-average runner with at least a plus arm that allows him to move around the field, but he's not better than an average defender at any position. The difficulty in projecting Dyer is that his extremely slender frame would not hold up in an everyday catching role, and he doesn't have the power to profile at corner positions. Multiple area scouts would like to see what Dyer could do on the mound, recalling times that he pitched in high school.