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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)

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Birth Date	5-21-1985
Height	6' 7"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	38 years, 10 months, 29 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

: 1.72015
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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2006	DET	MLB	8	0	10.3	0	1	0	8	10	6	0	109	7.0	8.7	0.0	5.2	0%	.242	1.74	5.50	6.10	99	5.04	102.7	0.1
2007	DET	MLB	13	13	64.0	5	5	0	73	39	56	8	103	10.3	5.5	1.1	7.9	0%	.327	1.75	5.33	5.63	107	5.70	118.0	0.0
2008	FLO	MLB	29	20	107.3	6	10	0	120	56	89	7	95	10.1	4.7	0.6	7.5	0%	.336	1.64	3.96	5.87	106	5.25	112.1	0.3
2009	FLO	MLB	20	14	80.0	3	5	0	85	43	59	7	100	9.6	4.8	0.8	6.6	0%	.306	1.60	4.40	4.84	108	5.21	111.8	0.3
2010	FLO	MLB	9	7	32.7	1	5	0	51	26	28	6	93	14.1	7.2	1.7	7.7	0%	.409	2.36	6.25	8.54	128	6.90	155.7	-0.6
2011	BOS	MLB	17	12	65.0	6	3	0	77	41	50	8	109	10.7	5.7	1.1	6.9	0%	.332	1.82	5.15	5.54	122	6.30	146.3	-1.0
2012	BOS	MLB	53	0	40.3	3	2	0	28	20	51	3	102	6.2	4.5	0.7	11.4	0%	.269	1.19	3.11	3.35	92	3.68	84.3	0.5
2013	BOS	MLB	37	0	30.7	1	2	0	25	17	48	3	103	7.3	5.0	0.9	14.1	0%	.339	1.37	3.07	2.64	69	2.25	53.8	0.9
2014	BAL	0	23	0	20.0	2	0	1	8	4	34	1	100	3.6	1.8	0.5	15.3	0%	.219	0.60	1.16	1.35	35	1.56	38.1	0.7
2014	BOS	0	50	0	42.3	3	5	0	25	13	69	2	102	5.3	2.8	0.4	14.7	0%	.281	0.90	1.72	2.34	57	1.95	47.7	1.3
2015	NYA	MLB	60	0	61.7	3	2	36	33	20	100	5	111	4.8	2.9	0.7	14.6	0%	.241	0.86	2.12	2.04	73	2.39	55.7	1.7
2016	CLE	0	26	0	29.0	4	0	3	14	2	46	3	115	4.3	0.6	0.9	14.3	58%	.212	0.55	1.48	1.55	44	2.07	45.9	1.0
2016	NYA	0	44	0	45.3	6	1	9	28	7	77	5	111	5.6	1.4	1.0	15.3	55%	.284	0.77	1.73	1.39	42	1.79	39.5	1.7
2017	CLE	MLB	57	0	62.7	4	3	2	31	21	95	3		4.5	3.0	0.4	13.6	42%	.233	0.83	1.98	1.44	64	2.30	49.0	2.0
2018	CLE	MLB	37	0	34.0	2	4	2	31	16	45	3	105	8.2	4.2	0.8	11.9	50%	.329	1.38	3.54	4.24	82	3.08	68.8	0.7
2019	SLN	MLB	73	0	54.7	5	6	6	45	27	70	11	93	7.4	4.4	1.8	11.5	38%	.283	1.32	5.14	4.45	94	3.73	76.5	1.0
2014	TOT	MLB	73	0	62.3	5	5	1	33	17	103	3	101	4.8	2.5	0.4	14.9	0%	.000	0.80	1.54	2.02	51	1.82	44.7	2.0
2016	TOT	MLB	70	0	74.3	10	1	12	42	9	123	8	113	5.1	1.1	1.0	14.9	56%	.256	0.69	1.63	1.45	43	1.90	42.0	2.6
Career		MLB	556	66	780.0	54	54	59	682	362	923	75	94	7.9	4.2	0.9	10.7	49%	.309	1.34	3.60	4.02	90	3.98	87.4	10.6

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2006	DET	MLB	AL	8	0	10.3	0	1	0	8	10	6	0	109	7.0	8.7	0.0	5.2	0%	.242	1.74	5.50	6.10	99	5.04	102.7
2006	LAK	A+	FSL	3	0	5.1	0	0	0	2	1	9	0	93	3.5	1.8	0.0	15.9	0%	.250	0.59	0.89	0.00	33	2.21	46.4
2007	DET	MLB	AL	13	13	64.0	5	5	0	73	39	56	8	103	10.3	5.5	1.1	7.9	0%	.327	1.75	5.33	5.63	107	5.70	118.0
2007	LAK	A+	FSL	7	7	41.3	1	4	0	43	15	28	1	100	9.4	3.3	0.2	6.1	0%	.313	1.40	3.57	3.49	96	5.45	111.9
2007	ERI	AA	EAS	4	4	30.7	2	0	0	22	5	24	2	107	6.4	1.5	0.6	7.0	0%	.247	0.88	3.42	0.59	82	3.30	67.6
2007	TOL	AAA	INT	2	2	6.0	0	0	0	6	5	9	0	37	9.0	7.5	0.0	13.5	0%	.400	1.83	2.67	9.00	85	4.37	89.6
2008	FLO	MLB	NL	29	20	107.3	6	10	0	120	56	89	7	95	10.1	4.7	0.6	7.5	0%	.336	1.64	3.96	5.87	106	5.25	112.1
2008	JUP	A+	FSL	4	2	12.7	1	0	0	10	1	11	1	98	7.1	0.7	0.7	7.8	0%	.257	0.87	2.73	0.71	82	3.31	67.8
2008	CAR	AA	SOU	1	1	5.7	0	0	0	2	4	6	0	109	3.2	6.3	0.0	9.5	0%	.167	1.05	3.76	3.16	86	3.01	61.6
2008	MRL	Rk	GCL	1	1	1.0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	101	18.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0%	.400	3.00	6.54	18.00	118	5.65	115.6
2009	FLO	MLB	NL	20	14	80.0	3	5	0	85	43	59	7	100	9.6	4.8	0.8	6.6	0%	.306	1.60	4.40	4.84	108	5.21	111.8
2009	JUP	A+	FSL	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	3	1	5	0	89	6.8	2.3	0.0	11.3	0%	.300	1.00	1.44	2.25	73	2.70	56.9
2009	JAX	AA	SOU	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	5	2	5	0	86	7.5	3.0	0.0	7.5	0%	.294	1.17	2.43	1.50	96	3.88	81.6
2009	NWO	AAA	PCL	3	3	11.7	1	2	0	9	13	16	0	83	6.9	10.0	0.0	12.3	0%	.321	1.88	4.30	7.69	117	5.96	125.4
2009	MRL	Rk	GCL	2	2	7.0	0	0	0	8	4	10	0	92	10.3	5.1	0.0	12.9	0%	.444	1.71	2.16	2.57	80	4.51	95.0
2009	MSS	Wnt	AFL	5	5	15.3	0	1	0	13	11	13	1		7.6	6.5	0.6	7.6	0%	.293	1.57	5.74	5.29	0	0.00	0.0
2010	FLO	MLB	NL	9	7	32.7	1	5	0	51	26	28	6	93	14.1	7.2	1.7	7.7	0%	.409	2.36	6.25	8.54	128	6.90	155.7
2010	JUP	A+	FSL	3	3	15.7	1	1	0	8	15	23	0	92	4.6	8.6	0.0	13.2	0%	.250	1.46	3.55	1.72	0	0.00	0.0
2010	JAX	AA	SOU	18	18	85.3	1	8	0	98	61	66	6	92	10.3	6.4	0.6	7.0	0%	.338	1.86	5.06	6.01	0	0.00	0.0
2011	BOS	MLB	AL	17	12	65.0	6	3	0	77	41	50	8	109	10.7	5.7	1.1	6.9	0%	.332	1.82	5.15	5.54	122	6.30	146.3
2011	PAW	AAA	INT	13	12	65.7	3	3	0	42	35	61	2	93	5.8	4.8	0.3	8.4	0%	.235	1.17	3.51	2.47	103	3.44	70.2
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	53	0	40.3	3	2	0	28	20	51	3	102	6.2	4.5	0.7	11.4	0%	.269	1.19	3.11	3.35	92	3.68	84.3
2012	GRN	A	SAL	2	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	117	9.0	0.0	0.0	13.5	0%	.500	1.00	2.07	0.00	70	3.52	73.3
2012	PAW	AAA	INT	10	0	11.0	0	0	1	4	14	23	1		3.3	11.5	0.8	18.8	0%	.214	1.64	4.25	5.73	79	2.89	60.3
2013	BOS	MLB	AL	37	0	30.7	1	2	0	25	17	48	3	103	7.3	5.0	0.9	14.1	0%	.339	1.37	3.07	2.64	69	2.25	53.8
2014	BAL	MLB	AL	23	0	20.0	2	0	1	8	4	34	1	100	3.6	1.8	0.5	15.3	0%	.219	0.60	1.16	1.35	35	1.56	38.1
2014	BOS	MLB	AL	50	0	42.3	3	5	0	25	13	69	2	102	5.3	2.8	0.4	14.7	0%	.281	0.90	1.72	2.34	57	1.95	47.7
2015	NYA	MLB	AL	60	0	61.7	3	2	36	33	20	100	5	111	4.8	2.9	0.7	14.6	0%	.241	0.86	2.12	2.04	73	2.39	55.7
2015	SWB	AAA	INT	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		18.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.667	2.00	1.15	0.00	82	4.61	101.2
2016	CLE	MLB	AL	26	0	29.0	4	0	3	14	2	46	3	115	4.3	0.6	0.9	14.3	58%	.212	0.55	1.48	1.55	44	2.07	45.9
2016	NYA	MLB	AL	44	0	45.3	6	1	9	28	7	77	5	111	5.6	1.4	1.0	15.3	55%	.284	0.77	1.73	1.39	42	1.79	39.5
2017	CLE	MLB	AL	57	0	62.7	4	3	2	31	21	95	3		4.5	3.0	0.4	13.6	42%	.233	0.83	1.98	1.44	64	2.30	49.0
2017	COH	AAA	INT	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	0%	.000	0.00	-0.66	0.00	72	2.91	62.0
2018	CLE	MLB	AL	37	0	34.0	2	4	2	31	16	45	3	105	8.2	4.2	0.8	11.9	50%	.329	1.38	3.54	4.24	82	3.08	68.8
2018	LKC	A	MID	1	0	0.7	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		40.5	0.0	0.0	13.5	40%	.600	4.50	0.48	27.00	91	5.26	111.3
2018	AKR	AA	EAS	1	0	0.3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		54.0	27.0	0.0	0.0	33%	.667	9.00	21.31	108.00	114	9.84	208.0
2018	COH	AAA	INT	5	0	4.7	0	0	0	2	0	6	1		3.9	0.0	1.9	11.6	30%	.111	0.43	3.54	1.93	79	2.71	57.4
2019	SLN	MLB	NL	73	0	54.7	5	6	6	45	27	70	11	93	7.4	4.4	1.8	11.5	38%	.283	1.32	5.14	4.45	94	3.73	76.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	1809	0.5323	0.4151	0.8056	0.5680	0.2411	0.8611	0.6569	0.1944
2009	1375	0.5004	0.3913	0.8086	0.5741	0.2082	0.8582	0.6713	0.1914
2010	643	0.5039	0.3935	0.8221	0.5525	0.2320	0.9050	0.6216	0.1779
2011	1224	0.5074	0.4248	0.8058	0.5717	0.2736	0.8761	0.6545	0.1942
2012	683	0.5183	0.3939	0.7323	0.5254	0.2523	0.7634	0.6627	0.2677
2013	554	0.5397	0.4314	0.6820	0.5217	0.3255	0.7628	0.5301	0.3180
2014	980	0.5235	0.4214	0.6320	0.5244	0.3084	0.7732	0.3681	0.3680
2015	953	0.4942	0.4386	0.5718	0.5053	0.3734	0.7605	0.3222	0.4282
2016	1104	0.4855	0.4620	0.6314	0.5243	0.4032	0.8078	0.4148	0.3686
2017	975	0.4841	0.4677	0.6338	0.5551	0.3857	0.7672	0.4536	0.3662
2018	554	0.5000	0.4422	0.6898	0.5848	0.2996	0.7901	0.4940	0.3102
2019	961	0.4995	0.4402	0.6879	0.5604	0.3202	0.7881	0.5130	0.3121
Career	11815	0.5077	0.4262	0.7181	0.5500	0.2973	0.8170	0.5411	0.2819

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-07-07	2013-10-31	60-DL	116	73	Left	Foot	Surgery	Lis-franc Ligament	2013-07-15	-
2012-03-26	2012-05-06	15-DL	41	26	Left	Thigh	Recovery From Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-03-21	2012-03-26	Camp	5	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-03-05	2012-03-16	Camp	11	0	Left	Elbow	Inflammation	Triceps	-	-
2010-04-08	2010-04-30	Minors	22	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2009-07-30	2009-09-11	Minors	43	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain	High Ankle	-
2009-04-21	2009-05-16	15-DL	25	23	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2008-08-20	2008-08-20	On-Alr	0	0	Left	Fingers	Blister		-
2008-07-14	2008-09-01	15-DL	49	42	Right	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendinitis	-
2007-08-04	2007-08-23	15-DL	19	18	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2021	SLN	$2,500,000
2020	SLN	$11,500,000
2019	SLN	$11,000,000
2018	CLE	$9,000,000
2017	CLE	$9,000,000
2016	NYA	$9,000,000
2015	NYA	$9,000,000
2014	BOS	$1,903,125
2013	BOS	$1,475,000
2012	BOS	$1,040,000
2010	FLO	$1,790,219
2009	FLO	$2,462,500
2008	FLO	$1,325,000

Years	Description	Salary
14 yr	Previous	$70,995,844
14 yr	Total	$70,995,844

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
13 y 62 d	Frontline	2 years/$25M (2019-20), 2021 option

Details

2 years/$25M (2019-20), plus 2021 club option. 19:$11M, 20:$11.5M, 21:$12M club option ($0.25M buyout). 2021 option guaranteed with 110 games pitched in 2019-20 combined. Performance bonuses: $0.1M each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games. $1M assignment bonus with each trade. Retired 3/24/22.
4 years/$36M (2015-18). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/5/14. 15-18:$9M annually. Acquired by Cleveland in trade from NY Yankees 7/31/16 with $21,098,361 remaining on contract.
1 year/$1,903,125 (2014). Re-signed by Boston 2/15/14 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Boston 7/31/14.
1 year/$1.475M (2013). Re-signed by Boston 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.04M (2012). Re-signed by Boston 12/6/11 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 20, 25 starts.
1 year (2011), plus 2012 club option. Re-signed by Boston as a free agent 12/16/10 (minor-league contract). 11: split contract ($1.3M in majors), 12: club option. Roster, performance bonuses. Miller may opt out if not on Major League roster by specified date, $3M option for 2012 guaranteed if Boston designates Miller for assignment and another club claims him off waivers. Contract purchased by Boston 6/19/11. Boston declined 2012 option 10/31/11.
1 year/$1,790,219 (2010). Renewed by Florida 3/2/10. Acquired by Boston in trade from Florida 11/12/10. Non-tendered by Boston 12/2/10.
4 years/$5.4M (2006-09). Signed Major League contract with Detroit 8/06. $3.55M signing bonus. On Major League roster: 08:$1.325M, 09:$1.575M. Escalators may bring total package to $7.5M, depending on when Miller makes 25-man roster. Contract guarantees September call-up in 2006. Miller may opt out of contract early & go to arbitration. Acquired by Florida in trade from Detroit 12/4/07.
Drafted by Detroit 2006 (1-6) (North Carolina).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA
90^o	0	0	0	0	0	14.4	9	4	17	1	.239	0.91	1.96	2.42
80^o	0	0	0	0	0	9.4	6	3	11	1	.254	0.99	2.28	2.8
70^o	0	0	0	0	0	5.9	4	2	7	0	.264	1.04	2.51	3.08
60^o	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	4	0	.273	1.09	2.71	3.32
50^o	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	.282	1.14	2.90	3.55
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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2017-05-03 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see Tony Zych getting the 8th inning role in Seattle? (Florida man from Florida)	I like him a lot, or I did before he got hurt. He's recovered now, but before Edwin Diaz, it was Zych who seemed like the closer in waiting. So he certainly could recover that. There's been talk the M's might break out Diaz into an Andrew Miller role, which could open up Zych (or Nick Vincent?) for saves. (David Brown)
2017-03-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What should be the concern level with the Indians pitching staff? Klubers work load, Salazar and Carrasco injuries. Bauers inconsistencies. What gives? (Dave from Cleveland)	There's definitely reason to worry about Carrasco and Salazar from a durability standpoint, but if healthy I think they're each among the top 20 pitchers in the league. I've mostly given up on Bauer being in that same category, although he's not without upside still. Their rotation depth could be an issue, but that's not really unique to the Indians. As long as Kluber is making 30-plus starts and they get, say, 300 innings from the Carrasco/Salazar combo, it'll be one of the best rotations in the league. I can't see a bullpen with Andrew Miller, Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, Dan Otero, and Boone Logan for a full season being anything but excellent. (Aaron Gleeman)
2016-09-08 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do you think is going to win the World Series and why? (Ruby from NY)	I love this question. I know this answer might surprise some people, but I'm going to go with the Cleveland Indians. I love what Terry Francona is doing with the bullpen, especially how he is mixing and matching Andrew Miller based on the situation regardless of what inning it is. Their bullpen is fantastic and if they can find a way to shorten games and get strong performances out of Kluber and Carrasco, they've got a shot. (George Bissell)
2016-06-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I've seen Puk on a few occasions and he reminds me of Andrew Miller. Is Puk someone the Phillies ought to invest in rather than and OF ? (Ling from Dover, DE)	You know what? I hate comps? But that's really not a bad one for Puk if things go "wrong." I'd rather have Puk than Moniak, but, I'd rather have Jason Groome. So...yeah, I dunno. I'm very helpful. (Christopher Crawford)
2016-06-23 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How unreal is Glebyr Torres? Should the Cubs use him for trade bait? Or is there a place for him in the future in Chicago? (BC from Urbandale)	Torres is pretty good! In terms of dangling him for trade stuff, I don't think it's necessary. As you may have heard, the Cubs have a pretty dang solid roster, and only need to make minor upgrades and patches (unless someone gets hurt between now and the deadline, of course). The most expensive player I could see them being in on is Andrew Miller, and as great as Miller is, I'd hesitate to ship Torres out for him. The Cubs don't lack for other young talents to use as chips at the trade table. (Nicolas Stellini)
2015-06-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Your opinion please of Twins prospect Alex Meyer. The next Andrew Miller type transformation to closer? (John from CT )	The stuff plays awful well in the bullpen, but you still have to throw strikes. That's not impossible, but man, at some point you gotta actually do it, ya know? (Christopher Crawford)
2015-05-05 15:00:00 (link to chat)	For years Andrew Miller was a failed highly considered prospect who was drafted to start by the Tigers. Then he went to the Sox where he was middling bullpen help. And then last year happened. What was it that turned things around so dramatically for him? (John from CT)	The short version is that Miller fixed his mechanics in Boston. He now pitches from the stretch 100% of the time and shortened his stride which makes it easier for his long front leg to get through his motion. He also ditched his curveball for the back foot slider. These developments improved his command considerably and he's been a different, dominating pitcher ever since. (Nick Shlain)
2015-04-29 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Andrew Miller going to keep the Yankees closing job rest of season (I shouldn't expect any saves from Betances on my roster anymore, right?) (Bill from NJ)	The way Miller is pitching, I wouldn't be expecting much more than a handful of saves from Betances. (Bret Sayre)
2015-02-13 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Which side- my Dellin Betances for Hector Rondon and Zach Britton. It's a H2H league, and while Betances could be great, I should be picking up more saves, which I need more than the few extra K's/week Betances might get me. I also expect Betances to get less IP this year assuming he closes, and if he struggles at all I don't think the Yanks hesitate to go with Andrew Miller. (Shawn from Cubicle)	I love Betances, but I think you have to take the two closers in that format, particularly if closers are going to be taken/frozen in your draft/auction. I do think Betances is the man and he'll be fine, though, and every closer has risk of losing his job if he struggles. (Mike Gianella)
2014-11-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Word is the Blue Jays are pursuing Andrew Miller to be their closer. Did they not learn their lesson about spending big on relievers after their experience with BJ Ryan? (Kevin from Toronto)	Kevin, let's wait and see what the price tag on Miller ends up being-and whether he lands in Toronto-before judging this idea. This is also a different front office, so lessons learned in the J.P. Ricciardi regime might not carry over, even if they were learned back then. (Daniel Rathman)
2015-02-09 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Assuming Sanchez, Norris, and Pompey all graduate in 2015, can you give us your rough guess as to their top 5 prospects by year's end? Matt Smoral made some progress towards the end of 2014, could he be a guy that could really put it together and explode on the prospect scene this season? (Peter Gabriel from In Your Eyes)	Alright. Nick has passed off the baton to me (Mellen) so let's keep this going! Smoral was tabbed as an On The Rise guy in this year's Top 10 so we definitely see it possible that he's a player who could bump up into the 10 best prospects within the system at this time next year. It's going to come down to the continued progress keeping the delivery in check and maintaining the arm slot. Some evaluators are more bullish on him as a reliever in the long-run, but an Andrew Miller type if fairly valuable at the end of the day. As for potential Top 5 by year end? Hoffman is going to be a tough read because of the rehab, but if things are going well and the reports indicate the stuff is returning he's in there for me. Like Labourt, Pentecost, and Castro as well. Give me Alford as the 5th name. (Top 101 Chat)
2014-10-14 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Who should Tiger fans be rooting for out these last 4 teams? Perhaps the Royals, since that would ensure years more employment for Dayton Moore and Ned Yost? (John from Cincinnati)	The Orioles have Quintin Berry (non-rostered) and Delmon Young, but a championship may fatten the Andrew Miller price tag. For the ERoyals, I think Moore and Yost are hanging around regardless, and if they win then we can say the AL Central's lifespan has seen dynasties by the Indians, Twins and Tigers but championships from the Royals and White Sox. What a world. Inherently Tigers fans cannot wish well on the Giants nor the Cardinals for pseudo-clutch reasons. But Jhonny Peralta deserves to be happy, so if that's what happens then good for him. After all that's how Gerald Laird got his ring. (Matt Sussman)
2014-10-09 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Jordan, Any chance a team will try to sign Andrew Miller and convert him back into a starter? (ACJ from Illinois)	Odds are very, very slim. He's excelling in his current role. (Jordan Gorosh)
2014-08-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Eduardo Rodriguez is looking like an absolute steal in the Andrew Miller trade. Is his upside higher than Henry Owens or Brian Johnson? (Mike from Virginia)	I was a big fan of ERod last season. I saw 90-94; working both sides of the plate. SL flashed plus, CH average. I think they play 55, 50 at the highest level. I had him ranked #3 in the system behind Bundy and Harvey. But I really enjoyed Henry Owens. Owens fastball worked the same and the CH was much better. ERod's SL could be better than Owens' CB. Pick your poison. (CJ Wittmann)
2014-07-28 19:00:00 (link to chat)	You're Dave Dombroski. What do you do this trade deadline, what do you do in August, what do you do in the offseason? (Francis from Boston)	Hooray, I'm Dave Dombrowski! Finally I look good in striped polos. Well I'm running out of prospects as well as Prospect Erector Sets, so a lefty reliever is all I can afford this year. Andrew Miller coming back to Detroit for that purpose would be super cool, but I would NOT give up what was traded for Miller the last time. In the offseason I begrudgingly let Max Scherzer get his money somewhere and ask really nicely if Justin Verlander wants to spend his money on a right fielder. (Matt Sussman)
2011-06-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there still hope for Andrew Miller to develop into a good major-league starter? I'm thinking that the ace projections there when he was drafted are now a thing of the past. At what point has the ship sailed on a pitching prospect of his caliber? It's not like there have been major injury issues. (Brendan from Providence )	Yes. Not sure how crazy to get with the expectations, but if Miller found his command, he could still end up being a good major league quality starter. Some pitchers just take a long time to figure it out. Better late than never, assuming what is happening at the present is legit. (Jason Parks)
2011-01-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a reasonable possibility that Andrew Miller and Daniel Bard could become the Red Sox version of the memorable Cincinnati "Nasty Boys". (dawson950 from cape cod)	I love Bard, but no. Dibble was one hell of a pitcher until his arm fell off, and Charlton/Myers were pretty great in their Cincy years as well. (Marc Normandin)
2010-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Good morning hombre- I'm a big Marlins fan. What would you do in the offseason to put this team into the playoffs? I miss the glory days of 2003 and watching them play this year has been killer. I'm dying for another shot at a ring. Any thoughts to help appease my pain? (Angel Batista from Miami, Florida)	I'm bullish on the Marlins, Detective Batista. Anibal Sanchez has taken a big step forward. Clay Hensley and Leo Nunez have been great out of the bullpen. Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco are great. They'll have a healthy Coghlan back. There is a lot to like. Starting Wes Helms more than once a year isn't really that wise, and it's time to give up on the Andrew Miller experiment, but there is no reason they couldn't go 87-75 next season and try to sneak into a playoff spot. (Eric Seidman)
2010-06-07 18:30:00 (link to chat)	Todd Van Poppel was one player who tried to manipulate his way away from a team, saying he just wouldn't sign with the Braves. The Braves took Chipper Jones instead and have sent Van Poppel a bouquet of flowers every day since then. Pete Incaviglia made all kinds of demands of the Expos so he wouldn't have to sign there. They traded him, provoking a rules change. (Steven Goldman from Langley, New Jersey)	Andrew Miller also tried, and the Tigers called his bluff. I'm ticked as Gary Brown to the Giants makes great sense, and I love this pick. 3.9 to first from the right side? SOLD. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How likely is it Jonathan Sanchez is the new Oliver Perez? (beta461 from SF)	Matters do seem to be making that sort of turn, don't they? Even so, we might say the same about Andrew Miller after consecutive bad outings. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Andrew Miller going to emerge as an ace someday, or has that ship sailed? (Chad from Miami)	Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-04-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Joe. Who is most likely to have success this year and long term?: Yovani Gallardo, Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Miller. (sbryk7 from NYC)	Kershaw's in a different, better class than the other two, in both cases. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-04-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I drafted Andrew Miller on the cheap as my last starter. What do you expect out of him? I didn't have him active last night, but plan to for his next start against the Pirates. (Mr. Jangles from High Plains)	I think he still needs a third pitch to compliment his fastball and slider. He was pretty good in spots last year, except for that stretch at the beginning and after his injury. I have faith in him coming around though. (Marc Normandin)
2009-04-08 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you still follow Andrew Miller? What kind of season can we expect out of him? Thanks! (Tony from Brooklyn, NY)	I'm not optimistic on it being anything more than mediocre. (Kevin Goldstein)

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Andrew Miller threw 14,004 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Slider (78mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (88mph) and Sinker (89mph).