Andrew Miller (baseball)
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| Florida Marlins — No. 23 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: May 21, 1985 Gainesville, Florida |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 30, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 1, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 9-10 |
| Earned run average | 5.62 |
| Strikeouts | 108 |
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Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985, in Gainesville, Florida) is a pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He was the first player drafted in 2006 to make the major leagues.
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[edit] College
After attending Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Miller pitched for the University of North Carolina, where he went 27-9. In his third and final year, he went 13-2 with a 2.48 ERA, leading the Tar Heels to the College World Series and to the national championship game, in which they lost to Oregon State. This southpaw dominated college hitters with his fastball (mid to upper 90s) and a devastating slider. Compared often to a young Randy Johnson, Miller stands 6'6" and is one of the top up and coming youngsters in the nation.
Miller was named 2006 College Player Of The Year by Baseball America. He also won the 2006 Roger Clemens Award.
[edit] MLB draft
Before deciding to play college baseball in North Carolina, Miller was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in third round (68th overall) of the 2003 MLB Amateur Entry Draft. He was drafted again in 2006, this time 6th overall by the Detroit Tigers, and agreed to a contract with a guaranteed value of $5.45 million and a signing bonus of $3.55 million on August 4, 2006.
[edit] Minor leagues
Miller had a very brief stint in the minor leagues before getting called up to the Major Leagues. He made his pro debut on August 20, 2006 with the high-A Lakeland Tigers against the Fort Myers Miracle, striking out two batters and allowing no baserunners in one inning. His stint with Lakeland lasted less than a week, as he pitched his third and final outing six days later, once again against the Miracle. After five scoreless innings in three outings, he was called up to the major leagues.
[edit] Major leagues
[edit] Scouting report
Andrew Miller is widely regarded as the best pitcher in the 2006 draft which was laden with quality pitchers. His pitches include a mid to upper 90s fastball, a late-breaking slider and a change-up. His development should progress nicely in the major leagues after he acquires a better change-up and location to his pitches. Due to his height (6,6") some see him as a future Randy Johnson type pitcher.[citation needed]
[edit] 2006
Miller made his major league debut on August 30 against the New York Yankees, pitching one scoreless inning and allowing only one baserunner on a hit by pitch.
[edit] 2007
While Miller did not make the opening day roster for the Tigers, he made his first major league start May 18, 2007 versus the St. Louis Cardinals in place of injured starter Jeremy Bonderman. Miller earned his first major league victory in his season debut, pitching 6 scoreless innings and giving up 4 hits while walking 3 and striking out 2. Miller showed his full potential in this game but he was sent back to the Minors as Bonderman recovered from injury. Miller was later recalled while Nate Robertson was sent to the disabled list with arm fatigue. He earned a 15-7 victory over the New York Mets behind another superb offensive backing by his teammates. As of June 24th, 2007 Miller's best game pitched was a six inning performance in Atlanta allowing 4 hits and no runs while also striking out two batters and walking two ending in a 5-0 Tigers victory
[edit] 2008
On December 5, 2007, the Tigers traded Miller, Cameron Maybin, Mike Rabelo, Dallas Trahern, Eulogio de la Cruz and Burke Badenhop to the Florida Marlins for Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Passan, Jeff (December 4, 2007). Cabrera, Willis dealt to Tigers. Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
