Stephan Meyer

WTM’S PLAYER PROFILE

2015
R:  2-0-0, 0.71 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 12.2 IP, 2.1 BB/9, 8.5 K/9
A-:  0-0-1, 0.84 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 10.2 IP, 1.7 BB/9, 8.4 K/9

Meyer was initially slated to go to Morgantown, but back problems delayed his debut.  He pitched one game there at the beginning of July, then missed a month and the Pirates sent him to the GCL.  After seven games there, the Pirates sent him back to Morgantown late in the season and he got into three games.  All his pitching, except the first game with Morgantown, was in relief and he got excellent results.  Opponents batted just 179/233/226 against him, with only two extra base hits in 84 at-bats.  Left-handed batters hit him fairly well, with a .749 OPS, but right-handed hitters managed only a microscopic .291.  Of course, these are very small sample sizes.

2016
A-:  2-6-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 82.0 IP, 2.4 BB/9, 5.5 K/9

Meyer spent the season in the Morgantown rotation, leading the team with 16 starts.  He was fairly hittable without getting hammered; opponents had a 265/320/407 line against him, higher than the league averages of 243/318/337.  His K rate was very low.  He finished strongly, with a 2.83 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over his last seven starts.  He had no platoon split.

2017
A-:  1-1-0, 3.72 ERA,1.32  WHIP, 38.2 IP, 2.1 BB/9, 7.7 K/9
A:  3-1-0, 2.84 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 38.0 IP, 3.8 BB/9, 6.2 K/9

The Pirates kept Meyer in extended spring training at the start of the 2017 season, then sent him to Morgantown.  He stayed in the rotation there until the end of July and then went to West Virginia, as the Power had a couple of pitchers go on the disabled list.  Meyer actually got better results at the higher level, although with weaker walk and K rates.

Meyer could make the Bradenton rotation in 2018.  He’ll turn 24 early in the season.