- Full name Dustin Jonathan Demeter
- Born 02/15/1998 in Santa Barbara, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Oral Roberts
- Drafted in the 38th round (1,133rd overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2016.
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A 38th-round pick of the Marlins out of high school, Demeter missed a lot of time with injuries in his career at Hawaii but performed when healthy. He hit .325/.392/.553 and led the team with six home runs and 34 RBIs this season despite playing only 34 games. Demeter makes solid contact from the left side, manages the strike zone and flashes average pull-side power. He has tapped into his power more each season and still has room to increase his power output. Demeter has above-average arm strength and is a solid third baseman when he’s in the field, but frequent injuries have largely limited him to DH duty. He has had surgery on both hips and hasn’t played a full season since 2018. Demeter’s lefthanded bat has teams interested late on the draft’s third day. He is a redshirt junior who is old for the class.
