School: Jesuit High School; Class: Senior
Position: RHP; B/T: R/R
Height: 6-5; Weight: 185
Previously Drafted: N/A
College Commitment: University of Oregon
| FB | CB | SL | CH | Command | Overall |
| 60 | N/A | 60 | 55 | 40 | 55 |
Background: Beaverton, Oregon-based Jesuit High School is certainly no stranger to draft hype and hoopla. Just three years ago, in the midst of a lost COVID season, the Crusaders’ roster featured a promising, 6-foot-5, 190-pound right-hander with a big time fastball and oozing all kinds of potential. The Phillies saw enough from Mick Abel over time and used the 15th overall pick on the young hurler. Since then, Abel’s reached Double-A as a 21-year-old and established himself as a consensus Top 50 prospect.
Jesuit High School, which is home to several notable alums like Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and Mike Dunleavy Jr., the third overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, has another 6-foot-5, hard-throwing right-hander primed as an early first round pick.
Enter: Noble Meyer.
A two-way star for the Crusaders, Meyer was spectacular during his finest prep season: he batted .373 with five long balls, 27 RBIs, and scored 17 runs at the dish. But his best work was on the mound. Meyer punched out a whopping 128 batters (vs. 19 walks) in 63 innings of work while tallying 0.33 ERA.
Scouting Report: Easy premium velocity, Meyer was sitting in the mid- to upper-90s last in the 2022 year. He backs up the plus offering with a wickedly darting, mid-80s slider, and a surprising strong changeup that may creep into plus territory as he matures. The changeup shows impressive arm side fade and sink at times. If he can consistently harness that movement, it’ll add a third swing-and-miss weapon to his repertoire. According to various reports, Meyer added a slower curveball to his weaponry in 2023, but I didn’t see it. Similarly to Mick Abel, the command is subpar, grading out in the 40 range. There’s #3-type upside here, but he’s going to have to hone in on the strike zone with a higher frequency as a professional for that to happen.
Ceiling: 3.0-win player
Risk: Moderate
Grade: First Round
