Former North Shore Twins ace pitched in only three games for the University of Oregon due to an arm injury. Atlanta drafted him in the seventh round but gave him the signing bonus usually reserved for second rounders
The 20-year-old right-hander from North Vancouver made just three starts this season for the University of Oregon before arm trouble relegated him to the sidelines. Maier had internal brace surgery to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in April and expects to start throwing again in the coming weeks.
That’s second round money. All draft slots are given dollar values by MLB and Maier’s No. 215 was slated to be garner a US$215,400 bonus. The No. 61 choice was tagged at US$1.19 million.Article content Maier had been pegged as an early selection going into the year. With a fastball that had touched 96 miles per hour and a wipeout slider, the 6-foot, 205-pound Maier was named as the No 54 prospect for the draft according to Prospects Live and the No. 39 college prospect by Baseball America in the pre-season.to him and could have returned to school and tried to up his draft stock.
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