He has been tearing up AAA ever since promoted about 6 weeks ago, hitting something like .430, with power. And he's been playing the outfield (IMO a waste given how good a defensive 3B he was for us). Wouldn't have guessed it two years ago, but he's beaten out Tristen Gray and Ford Proctor to the majors.

Congrats, Dano!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/m...myers.html

Quote:Myers, 27, was a sixth-round pick by the Tigers in 2017 but made his way to the Marlins organization this offseason by way of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. He’s had a monster season between Double-A and Triple-A, slashing a combined .335/.423/.533 with 13 homers, eight doubles, a pair of triples and an impressive 16-for-17 showing in stolen base attempts.

That production is all the more impressive when considering that Myers was drafted as a pitcher and spent the first three years of his pro career on the mound. He barely hit at all from 2017-19, didn’t play during the canceled minor league season in 2020, and has only been a position player since the 2021 season. He’s logged time in all three outfield spots this season and also played both infield corners.

(07-03-2023 03:45 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  He has been tearing up AAA ever since promoted about 6 weeks ago, hitting something like .430, with power. And he's been playing the outfield (IMO a waste given how good a defensive 3B he was for us). Wouldn't have guessed it two years ago, but he's beaten out Tristen Gray and Ford Proctor to the majors.

Congrats, Dano!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/m...myers.html

Quote:Myers, 27, was a sixth-round pick by the Tigers in 2017 but made his way to the Marlins organization this offseason by way of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. He’s had a monster season between Double-A and Triple-A, slashing a combined .335/.423/.533 with 13 homers, eight doubles, a pair of triples and an impressive 16-for-17 showing in stolen base attempts.

That production is all the more impressive when considering that Myers was drafted as a pitcher and spent the first three years of his pro career on the mound. He barely hit at all from 2017-19, didn’t play during the canceled minor league season in 2020, and has only been a position player since the 2021 season. He’s logged time in all three outfield spots this season and also played both infield corners.

Correction: he did not beat Proctor, who made his MLB debut last season.

(07-03-2023 04:43 PM)RiceOwls2019 Wrote:  

(07-03-2023 03:45 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  He has been tearing up AAA ever since promoted about 6 weeks ago, hitting something like .430, with power. And he's been playing the outfield (IMO a waste given how good a defensive 3B he was for us). Wouldn't have guessed it two years ago, but he's beaten out Tristen Gray and Ford Proctor to the majors.

Congrats, Dano!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/m...myers.html

Quote:Myers, 27, was a sixth-round pick by the Tigers in 2017 but made his way to the Marlins organization this offseason by way of the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. He’s had a monster season between Double-A and Triple-A, slashing a combined .335/.423/.533 with 13 homers, eight doubles, a pair of triples and an impressive 16-for-17 showing in stolen base attempts.

That production is all the more impressive when considering that Myers was drafted as a pitcher and spent the first three years of his pro career on the mound. He barely hit at all from 2017-19, didn’t play during the canceled minor league season in 2020, and has only been a position player since the 2021 season. He’s logged time in all three outfield spots this season and also played both infield corners.

Correction: he did not beat Proctor, who made his MLB debut last season.

Ford even had a grand slam in the majors last year!

And Evan Kravetz got called up to AAA last week, so one step closer.

Dane with an opposite field RBI single in his first AB, as a pinch hitter. Ended the day 2 for 3 as the Marlins romped over the Cards...

https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/1676312672046837764

...looks like he had a nice contingent of family and friends in attendance.

Currently for Marlins ….

Chargois - P
Myers - CF

(07-05-2023 07:16 PM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  Currently for Marlins ….

Chargois - P
Myers - CF

Dane's 2-3 with another RBI. He's now 4 for 6, with two RBIs.

(07-05-2023 07:23 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(07-05-2023 07:16 PM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  Currently for Marlins ….

Chargois - P
Myers - CF

Dane's 2-3 with another RBI. He's now 4 for 6, with a double and two RBIs.

After Dane’s 1st 2 MLB games, his stat line reads ….

Avg - 0.571
OBP - 0.571
SLG - 0.571

Not too shabby and weirdly interesting.

(07-05-2023 10:12 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(07-05-2023 07:23 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(07-05-2023 07:16 PM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  Currently for Marlins ….

Chargois - P
Myers - CF

Dane's 2-3 with another RBI. He's now 4 for 6, with a double and two RBIs.

After Dane’s 1st 2 MLB games, his stat line reads ….

Avg - 0.571
OBP - 0.571
SLG - 0.571

Not too shabby and weirdly interesting.

He also made a great catch in CF in tonight's game, saving at least one run...

https://twitter.com/BallyMarlins/status/...73633?s=20

(07-05-2023 10:59 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(07-05-2023 10:12 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(07-05-2023 07:23 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(07-05-2023 07:16 PM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  Currently for Marlins ….

Chargois - P
Myers - CF

Dane's 2-3 with another RBI. He's now 4 for 6, with a double and two RBIs.

After Dane’s 1st 2 MLB games, his stat line reads ….

Avg - 0.571
OBP - 0.571
SLG - 0.571

Not too shabby and weirdly interesting.

He also made a great catch in CF in tonight's game, saving at least one run...

https://twitter.com/BallyMarlins/status/...73633?s=20

As one tweet noted, "the Marlins are undefeated in the Dane Myers era."

Dane only 1-4 tonight, but he got his first extrabase hit, a pulled double down the line.

After snapping his 3-game hit streak on Friday night, Dane went 2-4 with 2 RBIs last night, and is 2-4 with his first MLB HR in today's game (off of all-star Nola, no less). He's had 4 multi-hit games in his first 6 MLB games.

(07-09-2023 03:08 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  After snapping his 3-game hit streak on Friday night, Dane went 2-4 with 2 RBIs last night, and is 2-4 with his first MLB HR in today's game (off of all-star Nola, no less). He's had 4 multi-hit games in his first 6 MLB games.

And some savvy/acrobatic baserunning.

https://www.mlb.com/video/dane-myers-esc...he-rundown

Batting .409 after 6 games and 22 AB.

(07-10-2023 09:48 AM)NYNightOwl Wrote:  

(07-09-2023 03:08 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  After snapping his 3-game hit streak on Friday night, Dane went 2-4 with 2 RBIs last night, and is 2-4 with his first MLB HR in today's game (off of all-star Nola, no less). He's had 4 multi-hit games in his first 6 MLB games.

And some savvy/acrobatic baserunning.

https://www.mlb.com/video/dane-myers-esc...he-rundown

Batting .409 after 6 games and 22 AB.

Here are links to videos of his home run (https://www.mlb.com/marlins/video/dane-m...ight-field) and a postgame interview: https://twitter.com/MarlinsRadio/status/...6168020995 (Links come from Alan Shelby's Rice Update)

At the end of his interview, Dane was asked if he thought his home run would go over the fence when hit it. He said "Not really. But I might be used to the minor league ball. The big league ball carried a little more than I'd thought."

I didn't realize that the minor league ball was different from that used in the majors.

Google pointed me to this article that talks about the differences ... with comments from a number of pitchers, all of whom agree that the major league ball carries farther: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/four-perspec...ls-differ/

An MLB source said differences include:

> The MLB ball is made in Costa Rica; the MiLB ball is made in China.
> The MLB balls cost more.
> There are some differences in the materials, such as the kind of leather.
> Tests are conducted, and the performance of the balls are in line with one another. Even so, major-league pitchers on rehab assignment are allowed to use MLB balls during their minor-league outings.

Pitchers said seams on the MLB ball are lower and the stitches are wound tighter. The ball feels denser/harder.

Here's a rundown of the characteristics of the different baseballs used from T-Ball through the majors: https://www.baseballmonkey.com/learn/typ...lls-by-age

Baseball Monkey: Interesting

Another web gem by Dane in CF tonight...

https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/1680029805897564163

Marlins have lost 3 straight, but Dane had his second consecutive 3-hit game tonight, and is currently hitting .444. That makes multi-hit games in his first 11 games.

and he has 16 hits in his first 10 games--first time that's been done in Marlins history

Dane was sent down to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on July 30th. He cooled off after his fast start, but still hit .288 in his first MLB exposure. He’ll be back.

Jumbo Shrimp?

(08-02-2023 09:58 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Dane was sent down to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on July 30th. He cooled off after his fast start, but still hit .288 in his first MLB exposure. He’ll be back.

Jumbo Shrimp?

With a mascot like that it sure sounds like a “big” league squad!