Andrew Mark Miller signed a four year deal with the New York
Yankees last week taking less money and less years over teams like the Chicago
White Sox and the Houston Astros. Miller will join a Yankees bullpen that
already has the likes of Shawn Kelley, Adam Warren, Dellin Betances, Justin
Wilson and others but not before he is introduced right here on the blog. Let’s
meet a prospect, the Andrew Miller edition.
Miller was born on May 21, 1985 and had spent time with the
Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles
before coming to New York. Miller played his college ball at the University of
North Carolina and even won the Baseball American National Player of the Year
and Roger Clemens Award in 2006. When
Miller left UNC he was the single season record holder for the school in IP
(133) and strikeouts (325) while finishing his career with 27 wins. That warranted Miller with being the sixth
overall pick in the 2006 MLB First Year Players Draft when the Tigers selected
him.
Miller wasted no time in making his debut as the big lefty
was already in the show in 2007 conveniently making his major league debut
against the New York Yankees. It was after he made his debut in that season
that the Tigers traded him along with Cameron Maybin, Mike Rabelo, Dallas
Trahern, Eulogio de la Cruz and Burke Bradenhop to the (then) Florida Marlins for
Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera.
Miller’s stay in Florida was overall an uneventful one that led up to
him being traded to the Boston Red Sox before the 2011 season.
It was in Boston that Miller scrapped the idea and dream of
being a starting pitcher in lieu of being a relief pitcher and the idea stuck.
While it didn’t happen right away, Miller won three of his first four starts
with the Red Sox, it was an injury before the 2012 season that eventually
caused the move. Miller battled injuries in 2012 and torn ligaments in his foot
in 2013 that caused him to miss half a season before really breaking out and
taking a step forward in 2014. Miller would begin the campaign with Boston
before being traded to Baltimore on July 31st before the trading
deadline. Miller did nothing but post a 1.04 ERA with Baltimore and was on the
mound in the game where the Orioles clinched their first American League East
division title in 17 years. The Orioles were defeated in the ALCS by the Kansas
City Royals but not before the team swept the Detroit Tigers behind 3.1 IP from
Miller not allowing a hit or a run to score with three strikeouts.
Welcome to New York Andrew and welcome to the family!
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