Marlins select Minnesota pitcher Max Meyer No. 3 overall

With the third pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Miami Marlins selected Max Meyer, a right-handed pitcher out of Minnesota.

The Marlins already have a deal in place with Meyer, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. Financial terms aren't yet known, but the deal will be for slightly below the No. 3 pick's slot value, Heyman adds. Completion of the agreement is pending a physical.

Meyer, a consensus preseason All-American this past winter, led the Golden Gophers with 46 strikeouts during the abbreviated 2020 NCAA season. As a sophomore, his 2.11 ERA ranked second in the Big Ten. Meyer also made occasional appearances in the outfield for Minnesota.

Meyer is the highest Golden Gophers selection in the draft since Hall of Famer Paul Molitor went third overall to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1977, according to Betsy Helfand of the Pioneer Press.

Bio

Age: 21
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6-foot, 185 lbs
Bats/Throws: L/R
School: Minnesota
Pick value (No. 3): $7,221,200

Tools

• Wipeout slider with action
• Four-seam fastball topping out at 100 mph
• Working on changeup as third pitch

Why you're going to love this guy

• Has perhaps the best slider in draft
• Excellent athleticism
• Consistently finds strike zone

Things he'll need to overcome

• Slightly undersized for his position

2019 Stats

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(Video source: Baseball America)