RHP Adam Maier, 7th round (215th) – Atlanta Braves - Signed $1.2 million
2. RHP Adam Maier
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Bats/Throws: R-R
Height/Weight: 6’ 1” 205 lbs.
Slot Value: $215,200
Scout: Cody Martin
School: Oregon University
Coach: Mark Wazikowski.
Previous teams: Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox (2021), University of British Columbia (2019-2021), Junior National Team (2019), North Shore Twins (2015-2019), North Van Central Little League.
Previous Coaches: Scott Pickler, Chris Pritchett, Wayne Corness, Greg Hamilton, Brooks Mcniven, Josh Hundall, Steven Roller and Parker Kynoch.
Rankings: 154th on Perfect Game top 600 final rankings (July 14, 2022) ... 231st on Baseball America final top 500 projection (July 12, 2002) … Listed 153rd on Baseball America’s top 500 (down from 147th on BA’s top 400 … Ranked 174th on Perfect Game’s top 400 (May 3, 2021) … Listed 69th on Perfect Game’s top 400 high school and collegians (April 15, 2022) ... Perfect Game’s No. 6 prospect in Pac-12 prospect list (Jan. 18, 2022) ... Listed 52nd on Perfect Game’s top 300 high schoolers and collegians (Dec. 13, 2021) ... Ranked 33rd on Perfect Game’s top 150 college prospects (Dec. 13, 2021) ... Listed 23rd on Perfect Game’s top 50 Cape Cod prospects (Sept. 2, 2021) ...
Good genes: “Mom is a good athlete, figure skated and played softball growing up. Now she mountain bikes, skis, and is a runner. Dad grew up playing a lot of hockey and baseball. He played at the University of Regina and senior ball in Saskatchewan. Now he plays lots of tennis.”
The most influential person in his baseball life: “My dad would be the most influential person in my baseball, but besides him, I would say Brooks McNiven (North Shore Twins) and Chris Pritchett (UBC Thunderbirds) have been the most influential people in my baseball life.”
Born: Vancouver, BC
2022 spring at Oregon _ Made three starts, the final of which was March 4 ... Despite the injury is still considered a top draft (see Chris Leroux) ... Had InternalBrace surgery technique (to augment the primary repair/reconstruction in April) and is on his way back. Expecting a return to the mound some time in October. In his season opener start against San Diego he pitched five innings allowing four runs -- two earned -- on three hits, while fanning nine in taking the loss ... Seven days later he pitched 5 1/3 innings against St. John’s giving up four runs on six hits and three walks, as he fanned five to register the win in a 23-5 romp ... And in his final start seven days later he again worked 5 1/3 innings allowing one run on two hits and three walks, while he fanned five for a no decision in a 3-2 win ... In his three starts, he was 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA, walking six and fanning 19 in 15 2/3 innings.
2021 summer with Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox on Cape Cod: Drew plenty of attention from scouts, finishing with a 4.55 ERA, fanning 27 in 25 2/3 innings.
2021 spring at UBC _ Schedule canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions.
2020 season at UBC _ During COVID-19 shortened season was a two-way player who made five appearances (all UBC wins) on the mound ... Finished with a 3-0 record and a 2.84 ERA with one save in two starts striking out 22 with four walks in 19 innings ... Held opposing batters to a .247 average, striking out at least one runner per inning in four of five appearances ... He pitched five-plus innings in three of five appearances, striking out five-or-more in each of those appearances … At the plate -- in 15 starts as the DH or an outfielder … batted .290 (18-for-62) with five doubles, eight RBIs, and six stolen bases … Reached base at a .343 clip while slugging .371 … Had seven multi-hit games, three multi-RBI games and three games with multiple runs scored … At Concordia he started all three games, two at DH and one in left, going 2-for-5 with a double and two stolen bases, while tossing two scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in an 8-3 win in the opener … Facing 25th ranked Benedictine-Mesa, he batted .417 (5-for-12) with an RBI and two stolen bases, while picking up first career save with a scoreless inning with a strikeout, as he had a pair of multi-hit games going 2-for-4 with first career RBI and a stolen base. Had a 3-1 win with two hits and a stolen base in a series clinching win ... Facing 19th-ranked Lewis-Clark State, he went 4-for-13 with a double, three RBIs in a four-game series split at LCSC and picked up a win tossing five innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen, as he allowed one run on three hits while fanning five ... Facing Oregon Tech he made first career start -- fanning a season-high eight in five innings -- starting the other three games at DH … Batted .385 (5-for-13) with two RBIs and two doubles in the series sweep … Facing Corban he made second career start -- gaining the win tossing six innings, allowing two runs on six hits with five strikeouts.
2019 summer with the North Shore Twins _ Compiled an 0.24 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 58 1/3 innings while allowing 22 hits and 10 walks ... At the plate, batted .321 (36-for-112) with a home run, 10 doubles, a triple and 22 RBI while walking 22 times.
Honours: 2021 season: Made the dean’s list in the fall 2019 season _ Named the BC Baseball League Top Pitcher ... Was a First-Team All-BCPBL.
Scouting Reports
Perfect Game
Adam Maier, RHP
We’ve got to start with the slider because it is pretty ridiculous. It sat 80-83 with big-time lateral break and depth. It featured spin regularly in the 2900s, topping out a tick over 3100. Buckled knees even the second time through the lineup when hitters had already seen it. He backdoored to lefties, and doubled up with the pitch multiple times. Some similarities to the body and the slide piece to Kevin Kopps where he could just live off the slider, but Maier’s fastball at 91-94 (also with plus spin) shows exceptional darting life with run and sink to the arm side. He doubled up with the changeup later into his outing to a lefty at 86, also getting a strikeout on the change. Showed control over command, especially early with a few pitches getting away from him (was a cool San Diego night which could have contributed), hitting a few batters but walking nobody in 5 frames and command got better as he settled in. The stuff was loud, swing-and-miss stuff, fun to watch.
— Steve Fiorindo
Perfect Game
Dates Observed: 6/23, 7/2, 7/17, 2021
Adam Maier, RHP, University of British Columbia (2022) | Yarmouth-Dennis
One of the breakout stars of the Cape, Maier showed a plus slider but a fairly pedestrian fastball and some control issues in my first two looks, but in his fourth start of the year versus Orleans he was electric. Showing increased velocity and feel for his changeup.
Semi-windup, high leg lift to drop-and-drive, gets deep into his glutes; moderate arm action length, delivering the ball from a mid three-quarter slot. Good pitcher’s body with average athleticism and fluid, efficient mechanics that he repeats well.
Speaking of the stuff jumping, Maier was 89-91 mostly in my first look. The velocity jumped to 90-93 mph in my second but in the third look he came out throwing 94-96 mph sinkers, touching 97 mph once. It dropped down to 91-94 mph the second time through but it was a better fastball. In addition to that, all of his secondaries played up.
His slider was a mid-80s frisbee running up his spin rate to 3030 rpms and a high of 24 inches of horizontal break. A true sweeper. The 7/17 start was also a departure from his typical sequencing as he used the slider more than the fastball, seeing a 41% usage rate. A true plus pitch.
His changeup is sold with good arm speed, sitting 86-87 and generating whiffs with late run and tumble. He shows confidence in the pitch as well, using it in any count versus left handed hitters.
A strong three-pitch mix that features a ground ball-driving sinker, a bat-missing sweeper, and a changeup that keeps lefties off balance.
Baseball America
2022 College Draft Prospects
(Top 50)
39. Adam Maier North Vancouver, BC, Oregon RHP Ht 6-0 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 20.6
Maier didn’t play last spring thanks to the pandemic — University of British Columbia didn’t play the 2021 season due to restrictions from COVID — but he pitched for the Canadian Junior National Team in high school and impressed this summer in the Cape Cod League. He posted a 4.56 ERA in 25.2 innings for Yarmouth-Dennis and showed a solid three-pitch mix including a fastball up to 94-95 mph, a potentially above-average slider with big spin and a change up that generated a solid number of whiffs. He’s not the most physically imposing arm at 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, but he seems to have established himself as the top Canadian prospect in the class—a rare college demographic for that honor.
Cade Cod tools
Best Slider: Adam Maier, RHP, Oregon | Yarmouth-Dennis (2022)
Why: A 2900 rpm frisbee that was up to >22 of horizontal sweep that he landed in the zone frequently with a 64% strike rate this summer. What makes the pitch so effective is his ability to generate ground balls (55% ground ball rate) and miss bats (46% whiff rate, 17% swinging strike) while showing strong feel and command. Sitting 83-85 mph, Maier peppered the glove side with consistency. The pitch became the focal point of his arsenal in his third start, and he began to throw the slider with greater regularity than his fastball. There were several contenders as this was one of the more contentious categories, with plenty of viable candidates with many listed below.
Also Considered: Teddy McGraw, RHP, Wake Forest-Brewster (2023), Trey Dombroski, LHP, Monmouth-Harwich (2022), Bryce Hubbart, LHP, Florida State-Brewster (2022), Adam Mazur, RHP, Iowa-Wareham (2022), Devereaux Harrison, RHP, Long Beach State-Wareham (2022), Eric Reyzelman, RHP, LSU-Harwich (2022).