- Full name Chase Jackson Meyer
- Born 12/28/2004 in Canton, GA
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 180 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Combine Academy, Lincolnton, N.C.
Top Rankings
Draft Prospects
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School:West Virginia Age At Draft: 21.5
After throwing just 19 innings last season, Meyer excelled on the Cape and pitched his way to a 1.77 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 20.1 innings. Meyer has a whippy arm stroke and present arm speed, and his fastball has been up to 97 mph with some life in the top half of the zone. Meyer’s high-spin slider is plenty sharp and consistently flashes two-plane break with more sweep than depth. He rounds out his arsenal with a high-spin power curveball that’s distinct in shape from his slider and flashes depth with sharp, downward tilt. Strike-throwing and reining in his big-time stuff has been a bit of a bugaboo at times for Meyer, but when it all clicks, he’s arguably as impressive as any arm in the class. -
School:West Virginia Age At Draft: 21.5
After throwing just 19 innings last season, Meyer excelled on the Cape and pitched his way to a 1.77 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 20.1 innings. Meyer has a whippy arm stroke and present arm speed, and his fastball has been up to 97 mph with some life in the top half of the zone. Meyer’s high-spin slider is plenty sharp and consistently flashes two-plane break with more sweep than depth. He rounds out his arsenal with a high-spin power curveball that’s distinct in shape from his slider and flashes depth with sharp, downward tilt. Strike-throwing and reining in his big-time stuff has been a bit of a bugaboo at times for Meyer, but when it all clicks, he’s arguably as impressive as any arm in the class. -
School: Combine Academy, Lincolnton, N.C. Source: HS
Commit/Drafted: West Virginia
Age At Draft: 18.5
It would be difficult to find many pitchers in the prep class with more electric pure stuff than Meyer. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound righthander showed just how explosive his pitch mix is at East Coast Pro during the middle of the 2022 summer, when he threw a 92-96 mph fastball and touched 97 multiple times, and then broke out a devastating, 78-83 mph slider with tons of horizontal movement and spin rates in the 3,000-3,200 rpm range. On top of a plus fastball and a slider that’s received 70-grade evaluations, Meyer also broke out a low-80s changeup that showed decent fade and tumble for good measure. While his pure stuff makes him sound like a first round talent, what has held Meyer back is his ability to control and command his pitch mix. He has a long track record of being a poor strike-thrower and he was erratic once again during the 2022 summer, with very little feel to land any of his pitches in the zone consistently. He pitches with a half windup or from the stretch only, with plenty of arm speed, but a lengthy, extended arm action in the back of his stroke that remains difficult for him to consistently sync up. Meyer pitched in the high school game at the 2023 draft combine and racked up whiffs with both his fastball and breaking ball, but continued to show erratic control. Meyer is a high-risk, high-reward profile who could excel with an organization that has a strong track record harnessing command. He is committed to West Virginia.
