On Saturday, Mejia started for the Batavia Muckdogs and lasted five innings, allowing two hits and zero walks. He whiffed nine Williamsport Crosscutters while allowing just one run, on a Danny Mayer solo homer. By getting 58-of-74 pitches over the plate (a startling 78.3 percent strike rate), he earned a 66 GameScore.
Mejia is a 6’3″,175 lb. right-handed pitcher from Panama City. That’s in the country of Panama, not the state of Florida. He spent the 2015 season with the DSL Marlins as an 18-year-old fireballer, going 3-3 with a 1.69 ERA, 71 K’s in 74 2/3 innings, and a 0.