“Bad luck strikes” Miami Marlin’s Max Meyer to undergo Tommy John surgery

Max Meyer

An MRI revealed a torn ulnar collateral ligament in top pitching prospect Max Meyer’s right elbow, further complicating an already disappointing Marlins season. He’ll undergo Tommy John surgery soon and will miss the rest of the 2022 season as well as the majority of the 2023 season.

Meyer, the Marlins‘ No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 draught, rose through the organization and made his debut earlier this month, allowing five runs in 5 1/3 innings of work. His next start lasted only two-thirds of an inning before he was pulled due to elbow discomfort, which landed him on the disabled list. He’ll now spend the rest of the season and the majority of the 2023 season on the Major League injured list, accumulating MLB service time and receiving compensation for his rehab time , according to MLB.com’s Christina De Nicola..

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Max Meyer follows up on the injured list

Left to right: Max Meyer, Edward Cabrera, Sixto Sanches, Jake Eder

Max Meyer joins fellow top prospects Edward Cabrera (elbow tendinitis), Sixto Sanchez (2021 surgery for torn anterior capsule in his shoulder), and Jake Eder (2021 Tommy John surgery) on the injured list. Miami has also seen 2021 Rookie of the Year candidate Trevor Rogers take a significant step back in his sophomore season. It’s all a good reminder — especially at a time of year when fans and teams alike are wary of trading minor league pitching — that as easy as it is to dream on touted young arms, the attrition rate of pitching prospects is an unyielding roadblock that teams perennially struggle to navigate.

After throwing just 10 pitches, Max Meyer has left the game with an apparent injury pic.twitter.com/FFGwAJswAg
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 23, 2022

Max Meyer will be out for the next year or more, whether he had a tear prior to his big league promotion or didn’t sustain the tear until one of his two MLB appearances. A return late in the 2023 season is still possible, but it’s far from certain. Of course, every recovery is unique, but pitchers typically take 13 to 14 months to recover from Tommy John surgery. If the Marlins are in contention in 2023, they might push the envelope and take a risk to bring Meyer back as a late-season bullpen option, but they have every reason to be cautious with the flame throwing righty, given how important a role he could play in their future.

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