The Dodgers have sent Tyson Miller outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City, according to his transaction log on MLB.com. This is the second outright of his career, which means he has the right to reject the assignment and become a free agent. It is unclear if he plans to do so.
Miller began the season in the Brewers organization, appearing in seven games for the big league club. He was designated for assignment in July and subsequently traded to the Dodgers. He pitched just a single game for the L.A., ultimately getting DFA’d again and claimed off waivers by the Mets. However, his time in New York was similarly short-lived; he made only one appearance at the MLB level before he was DFA’d for the third time this season.
The Dodgers claimed Miller back, less than a month after they had let him go. He made a second appearance for the Dodgers, punctuated by his lone appearance with the Mets, tossing two scoreless innings against the Diamondbacks. However, he was DFA’d yet again the following day. Miller has already been optioned the maximum number of times this season, so it was the only choice L.A. had to remove him from the active roster. If he does accept the outright assignment, he will still have the chance to elect free agency at the end of the season.
On the contrary, Shelby Miller has pitched quite well for the Dodgers this season. 2.32 ERA with a 188 ERA+. His primary issue is staying healthy as he’s only pitched 31 or 32 innings all season.
Only LA can take a ‘failed’ pitcher like Shelby Miller and turn him into a weapon again. Great coaching makes a huge difference.
Yes, they sure did wonders with Syndergaard, Kimbrel, Bickford, Bruihl, etc. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid.
They were able to get 66 innings with a 3.65 ERA out of a guy who didn’t even get drafted. Bickford gave the Dodgers 153 innings with a 4.11 ERA, it’s a hell of a lot more than the team that signed him for 2,333,800 and used their first round draft pick, eighteenth overall on him. What team was that again?
Can someone pass the Kool-Aid?
Accepting mediocrity when it matters most — the Dodger way!
I’m a bit confused why the Red Sox didn’t put a waiver claim on Tyson Miller over the same couple days they brought Barraclough up and had him take one for the team over three innings because no other Red Sox pitcher was either available or healthy enough to throw a single inning that day.
I remember Tyson Miller and Ian Kennedy forever being guys everybody had to have
i remember when Julio Urias was going to get a massive contract