Early Thursday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com announced that the Dodgers had reached a deal with utility infielder, Brad Miller. The team signed Miller to a Minor League deal, and will give him a shot at making the big league roster with an invite to Spring Training once the deal is finalized.
Miller, 29 years old, was drafted out of Clemson University in the 2011 June Amateur Draft by the Seattle Mariners. Miller made his MLB debut with Seattle in 2013, playing 76 games in the season while posting a very respectable .323 wOBA.
Since 2013, Miller has logged seasons with Mariners, Rays, and a handful of games with the Brewers in 2018. Something Miller struggled with in 2018 was his strikeout to walk ratio, striking out on 32.3% of his at-bats versus walking on only 8.7% of his at-bats.
However, the Dodgers’ offense has shown a spark early in the Cactus League under new hitting coach, Robert Van Scoyoc. In the team’s first five Spring Training games, the Dodgers average 7.6 runs per game. With the help of the Dodgers’ coaching on offense, it’s likely to predict a jump in Miller’s numbers in 2019.
Welcome to Los Angeles, Brad!