Oregon RHP commit Noble Meyer selected by Miami Marlins in 2023 MLB Draft

Oregon pitcher commit Noble Meyer has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. The Miami Marlins selected him with the No. 10 overall selection.

Meyer played at Jesuit (OR) and committed to Oregon in 2020. This past year, he won Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year after totaling 149 strikeouts in 69 innings on the mound in addition to his .373 batting average, five home runs and 27 RBI at the plate.

Meyer raised eyebrows ahead of the draft with his fastball, which tops out at about 97-98 miles per hour. He also has a slider in his arsenal that can reach the mid-80s, meaning he can attack hitters with multiple different pitches. That helped make him one of the top arms on the board.

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.