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Athletics Designate Jai Miller For Assignment

By Mike Axisa | December 23, 2011 at 8:33pm CDT

The Athletics have designated Jai Miller for assignment according to a team press release. This move and the earlier Landon Powell move get Oakland's 40-man roster back down to 40 players following the Gio Gonzalez trade.

Miller, 27 in January, hit .276/.368/.588 with 32 homers and 16 steals in 475 plate appearances for the Athletics' Triple-A affiliate this season. He's a .235/.288/.368 career hitter in 73 big league plate appearances spread across the last four years. Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle says (on Twitter) that Miller had mentioned as an outfield candidate next year, so the team must be hoping he clears waivers.

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  1. Snoochies8

    11 years ago

    i don’t think he’ll make it through waivers, yes he has a god awful strikeout rate and teams won’t overlook that, but i don’t think they’ll overlook his power either. i just hope he clears though

    Reply
  2. harmony55

    11 years ago

    The 179 strikeouts last season at Triple A Sacramento could not have helped Jai Miller’s chances.

    Reply
    • Marky

      11 years ago

      179 K in 110 G at AAA = 350 Ks at MLB. He’s not a big leaguer.

      Reply
      • wintwins

        11 years ago

        32 HRs in 110 G at AAA = 54 HRs at MLB. Big leaguer

        Reply
        • Thomas Cassidy

          11 years ago

          If he was an MLB player, he would be. Especially on the A’s.

        • wintwins

          11 years ago

          thanks

  3. MaineSox

    11 years ago

    How’s his defense?  I could potentially see the Red Sox picking him up to platoon with Reddick in RF if he is a good defender there.

    Reply
    • Snoochies8

      11 years ago

      he’s got good range and a strong arm from what i’ve read, from what i saw it looked like he got meh reads off the bat, but overall i think he’s solid 

      Reply
    • wintwins

      11 years ago

      Are u nuts? He has played 28 games in the majors and somehow he is gonna platoon for the Red Sox haha

      Reply
      • Taylor Haberle

        11 years ago

        Much stranger things have happened.

        Reply
        • PileOfSandwich

          11 years ago

          Darnell McDonald?

        • Snoochies8

          11 years ago

          him, daniel nava, and jared head come to mind

      • MaineSox

        11 years ago

        I know, because it would be out of character for the Red Sox to pick up a guy off of the scrap heap, who was once thought to have potential, for essentially nothing.

        Reply
      • rsanchez1

        11 years ago

        Hey, the Red Sox let Andrew Miller start games, so…

        Reply
    • RocknRollFan77

      11 years ago

      The Red Sox wouldn’t give him the time of day. They want proven players, not aging AAA stars.

      Reply
      • MaineSox

        11 years ago

        They wouldn’t be interested in him as a starter, but they need a RH outfield bat to platoon/play off of the bench, and if they can get one for cheap, and assuming he plays good defense, I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t be interested.

        Reply
  4. ctownboy

    11 years ago

    Let’s see;

    He plays Left Field, Strikes Out a lot, hits Home Runs, is on the scrap heap and isn’t going to get paid a lot = Cincinnati Reds…..

    Reply
    • Amy Perrine

      11 years ago

      Looks like Tribe material.  Probably better than Aaron Cunningham that they picked up last week and it would not have cost them anything in return to get Miller. 

      Reply
    • bigdawg68

      11 years ago

      you mean braves…wren is licking his chops….ugh

      Reply
      • Tyler Gresham

        11 years ago

        My thoughts exactly. Plus, he’s from central Alabama, so he’d be real close to home. This looks like destiny!

        Reply
        • gamehawk

          11 years ago

          I said the Braves should take a flyer on this guy a while back and got crucified for it. If the Braves somehow got him he’d be a nice 4th OF type, who knows with some regular ABs he might be the guy to take over CF next season if he can develop a little more plate discipline.

  5. Anthony Wehby

    11 years ago

    Reds should claim him. Need an OF- and have room on the roster.

    Reply
  6. George Murphy

    11 years ago

    He’s too old and too flawed to get excited about, but I would rather
    have seen him (or anybody under age 30) getting the ABs in 2011 that Oakland gave to old has-beens such as DeJesus and Matsui.

    Reply
  7. bigdawg68

    11 years ago

    i bet frank wren is licking his chops… the perfect fit for the braves….ugh

    Reply
  8. sportsnut969

    11 years ago

    He will get claimed by the indians with the Grady Sizemore question marks and Brantley proving  he is not a centerfielder they just cannot let a guy like this slip by  IMO.

    Reply
  9. Mattsui

    11 years ago

    This guy is the black Jay Bruce. Dozens of teams would be dumb not to try and claim this guy. He’s got an above average arm and Mike Stanton-esque power. I really hope he gets a chance to start everyday somewhere. I’d say he’s capable of averaging .245 BA, 35 HR, 15 SB, 95 RBI, with about 185 strikeouts. In that range. That’s certainly serviceable and he’s only 27, smack dab in the middle of his prime. He’s a perfect late bloomer breakout candidate in 2012 ala Carlos Pena, Nelson Cruz, Jose Bautista.

    Reply
    • VadaPinson

      11 years ago

      The Reds need the black Matt Holiday to play LF.  Were can we find him?

      Reply
    • VadaPinson

      11 years ago

      The Reds need the black Matt Holiday to play LF.  Were can we find him?

      Reply
  10. max yarnovich

    11 years ago

    throw him on the nats, reds, or mets.  why not dfa neil wagner or andrew carnigan first

    Reply
    • Guest

      11 years ago

      Neil Wagner and Andrew Carignan have all 3 of their options remaining, and Miller has none left. That’s one reason.

      Not to mention Carignan put up strong numbers in Stockton, Midland and Sacramento last season, and still has plenty of time to improve. You can’t judge him by a 6.1 inning sample size from his very first major league stint. And the same applies for Wagner, who looks like he could be a late bloomer. His K/9 and BB/9 in Midland and Sacramento were fantastic over 66.1 innings this season, and his FIP wasn’t shabby either.

      If anything, they probably should have DFA’d Pedro Figueroa before Miller. But definitely not Wagner or Carignan. They’re gonna need that bullpen depth anyway, now that Wuertz and Breslow are gone (and Bailey likely getting traded soon).

      Reply
  11. Guest

    11 years ago

    ….

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  12. setupunchtag

    11 years ago

    Miller played in the PCL, which is very much a hitters league. Sacramento’s team OPS was .824. He could help a team out in a Emil Brown sort of way, but to expect him to hit 32 HR’s in the ML’s is wishful.

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