Jake Meyers Stats & Scouting Report

AB	461
AVG	.219
OBP	.286
SLG	.36
HR	13

Full name Jacob Berkshire Meyers
Born 06/18/1996 in Omaha, NE
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: L
School Nebraska
Debut 08/01/2021
Drafted in the 13th round (391st overall) by the Houston Astros in 2017 (signed for $125,000).

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The Cornhuskers crafty lefty Sunday starter when he's not playing center field, Myers has seen the modest power he displayed as a sophomore disappear as a junior. What he does do is control the strike zone, draw walks, get on-base (.439 on-base percentage this season) and create some havoc as a basestealer (he was 20-of-22 on stolen bases this year). He is a 70 runner who plays a solid center field and he also has an above-average arm.

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The Cornhuskers crafty lefty Sunday starter when he's not playing center field, Myers has seen the modest power he displayed as a sophomore disappear as a junior. What he does do is control the strike zone, draw walks, get on-base (.439 on-base percentage this season) and create some havoc as a basestealer (he was 20-of-22 on stolen bases this year). He is a 70 runner who plays a solid center field and he also has an above-average arm.

Minor League Top Prospects

Meyers had a breakout year at Sugar Land and was called up by the Astros to be their starting center fielder in August. Long a good athlete who had speed, strength and plus defensive ability in center field, Meyers improved his approach to make better swing decisions and exploded offensively. Meyers led the league in batting average (.343), ranked second in total bases (162) and was third in OPS (1.006) at the time of his promotion. Managers voted him the league’s best hitting prospect and best defensive outfielder in Best Tools voting. “He was by far the most consistent player that we saw,” Round Rock manager Kenny Holmberg said. “He could beat you in a number of ways. He can run, he’s got some pop, makes contact, he was a tough two-strike hitter, he controlled the strike zone, he catches fly balls, hits the cutoff man. He’s very fundamentally sound. Just a winning type of player.” Meyers’ swing length and bat path cause some concern he’ll struggle against righthanders and be more of a platoon outfielder. He projects to be a steady major leaguer regardless.

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Meyers had a breakout year at Sugar Land and was called up by the Astros to be their starting center fielder in August. Long a good athlete who had speed, strength and plus defensive ability in center field, Meyers improved his approach to make better swing decisions and exploded offensively. Meyers led the league in batting average (.343), ranked second in total bases (162) and was third in OPS (1.006) at the time of his promotion. Managers voted him the league’s best hitting prospect and best defensive outfielder in Best Tools voting. “He was by far the most consistent player that we saw,” Round Rock manager Kenny Holmberg said. “He could beat you in a number of ways. He can run, he’s got some pop, makes contact, he was a tough two-strike hitter, he controlled the strike zone, he catches fly balls, hits the cutoff man. He’s very fundamentally sound. Just a winning type of player.” Meyers’ swing length and bat path cause some concern he’ll struggle against righthanders and be more of a platoon outfielder. He projects to be a steady major leaguer regardless.
Meyers has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the season for the Astros. The further he gets away from splitting his college time between hitting and pitching,the more comfortable he looks at the plate. Meyers had never slugged over .500 in a season, but now he's traded ground balls for more stinging line drives and the results are average and power. An above-average defender in center field, Meyers has a plausible path to at least a fourth outfielder role, with a shot to be a regular.