Casey Meisner
| IP | 723 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.896 |
| WHIP | 1.332 |
| BB/9 | 3.324 |
| SO/9 | 7.481 |
- Full name Casey Edward Meisner
- Born 05/22/1995 in Cypress, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Cypress Woods
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Drafted in the 3rd round (84th overall) by the New York Mets in 2013 (signed for $500,000).
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Meisner ran his fastball as hot at 94 mph on the showcase circuit and in spring scrimmages, but he didn't maintain that velocity deep into games or into his senior season. He spent much of the spring pitching at 86-89 mph, though he's projectable at 6-foot-7 and 185 pounds and there's hope that he'll have an above-average fastball in the future. He has trouble at times keeping his long limbs in sync in his delivery, which affects the quality of his secondary pitches. He'll flash an average circle changeup that lacks consistency, and he has trouble staying on top of a curveball that lacks power. He does have a clean arm action, throws on a steep downhill plane and works in the strike zone with all of his offerings. Adding strength will be key for Meisner, a Texas Tech recruit who's expected to turn pro.
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Oakland acquired Meisner in the deal that sent reliever Tyler Clippard to the Mets at the trade deadline in 2015. Meisner thrived in his first three minor league seasons before a miserable 2016 at high Class A Stockton, but he rebounded in 2017 after some delivery changes to go 10-9, 4.04 for Stockton and Double-A Midland. Meisner's fastball sits 90-92 mph and gets up to 95, and he flashes a plus changeup.He'll also mix in a slider, curveball and cutter to keep hitters guessing. While Meisner's arsenal is diverse, the A's would like him to be more aggressive in the strike zone. He showed some mental fortitude, not only bouncing back from a poor 2016 but finishing strong in Double-A after floundered initially after his promotion. Still just 22 years old, the tall, lanky righthander figures to return to Midland to begin 2018. -
The Athletics had a good idea of what they were getting in Meisner courtesy of Ron Romanick, Oakland's former big league pitching coach and current Mets pitching coordinator. When the pennant-driving Mets came looking for relief help in the form of Tyler Clippard at the 2015 trade deadline, the A's targeted Meisner, who'd just been promoted to high Class A. Meisner has an electric arm. He touched 96 mph earlier in the season when he was fresher and still sat 90-94 late in the year with Stockton, mixing two-seam fastballs with his riding four-seamer. The team expects he can add some more velocity as he puts some meat on his slender 6-foot-7 frame. His advanced changeup is his bread-and-butter secondary pitch. He came to Oakland with both a curveball and a slider, but the A's had him focus on the curve for now. It's a work in progress but he shows a feel for it, and the team figures to reintroduce the slider further down the road. Meisner takes advantage of his height to generate good downhill plane and has a clean delivery, though as with most taller pitchers, his long levers make him more susceptible to getting out of whack and losing some command. He'll have a chance to pitch in Double-A at age 21 in 2016, though starting the year back in Stockton remains a possibility. -
Meisner's 6-foot-7 stature helps differentiate him from the plethora of other prep righthanders in the system. His tall, lanky frame and feel for the strike zone made him a target for the Mets in the 2013 draft, despite regular velocity readings in the high 80s as a Cypress Woods High senior. They invested a third-round pick and $500,000 to sign him. Meisner throws steeply downhill with tight rotation on his pitches, pitching at 90-92 mph and topping out at 94 with his fastball in pro ball. The Mets say his high- 70s curveball has become a real weapon, projecting to at least average. Only teammate Marcos Molina had more strikeouts than Meisner (67) in the short-season New York-Penn League in 2014. He throws a below-average changeup at present, and the development of that pitch probably will dictate his future role. Meisner will head to low Class A Savannah in 2015, with the chance to become a No. 4 starter, unless one of his pitches takes a giant leap forward.
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Meisner ran his fastball as hot at 94 mph on the showcase circuit and in spring scrimmages, but he didn't maintain that velocity deep into games or into his senior season. He spent much of the spring pitching at 86-89 mph, though he's projectable at 6-foot-7 and 185 pounds and there's hope that he'll have an above-average fastball in the future. He has trouble at times keeping his long limbs in sync in his delivery, which affects the quality of his secondary pitches. He'll flash an average circle changeup that lacks consistency, and he has trouble staying on top of a curveball that lacks power. He does have a clean arm action, throws on a steep downhill plane and works in the strike zone with all of his offerings. Adding strength will be key for Meisner, a Texas Tech recruit who's expected to turn pro.
