Wade Meckler OF. DOB: 4/21/2000. B-L, T-R. 5' 10", 178 lbs. Drafted 2022 Round 8.
2024(ACL): .228/.343/.263, 5 SB, 13.4 BB%, 19.4 K%, 67 PA.
2024(A): .235/.339/.314, HR, 13.6 BB%, 16.9 K%, 59 PA.
2024(A+): .429/.526/.500, SB, 21.1 BB%, 15.8 K%, 19 PA.
2024(AA): .324/.405/.378, 11.9 BB%, 23.9 K%, 42 PA.
2024(AAA): .280/.366/.423, 8 HR, 3 SB, 9.7 BB%, 12.8 K%, 196 PA.
Meckler is a good athlete but physically small. Great hit tool but lacking in power coming out of college. He rocketed through the system in 2023 and got rushed up to the majors and was physically overwhelmed by MLB pltching. He worked on getting stronger but got a late start to the 2024 season and missed time due to injury in June and spent most of the season rehabbing in the lower minors. He finally got back to AAA on 8/1. Then something interesting happened. The stronger version of himself showed up and he hit 8 HR's over his next 44 games. So, if you add significant power to his already excellent contact skills and plate discipline, you have a pretty exciting hitter.
Meckler is part of a logjam of young players who FZ rushed through the system. A big part of Buster's initial challenge is to sort out which of those players are part of the Giants future core and which aren't. I hope Meckler gets another shot at MLB PA's at some point but probably starts 2025 in AAA.
