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Andrew Miller's
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Biography
Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985, in
Gainesville, Florida) is a pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He was the first
player drafted in 2006 to make the major leagues.
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Florida Marlins — No. 23
Starting Pitcher
Born: May 21, 1985 (1985-05-21) (age 22)
Gainesville, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
August 30, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss 5-6
Earned Run Average 5.69
Strikeouts 62
Teams
Detroit Tigers (2006-2007)
Florida Marlins (2008-present)
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College
After attending Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Miller pitched for the
University of North Carolina, where he went 27-9. In his third and final year,
he went 13-2 with a 2.48 ERA, leading the Tar Heels to the College World Series
and to the national championship game, in which they lost to Oregon State. This
southpaw dominated college hitters with his fastball (mid to upper 90s) and a
devastating slider. Compared often to a young Randy Johnson, Miller stands 6'6"
and is one of the top up and coming youngsters in the nation.
Miller was named 2006 College Player Of The Year by Baseball America. He also
won the 2006 Roger Clemens Award.
MLB draft
Before deciding to play college baseball in North Carolina, Miller was drafted
by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in third round (68th overall) of the 2003 MLB
Amateur Entry Draft. He was drafted again in 2006, this time 6th overall by the
Detroit Tigers, and agreed to a contract with a guaranteed value of $5.45
million and a signing bonus of $3.55 million on August 4, 2006.
Minor leagues
Miller had a very brief stint in the minor leagues before getting called up to
the Major Leagues. He made his pro debut on August 20, 2006 with the high-A
Lakeland Tigers against the Fort Myers Miracle, striking out two batters and
allowing no baserunners in one inning. His stint with Lakeland lasted less than
a week, as he pitched his third and final outing six days later, once again
against the Miracle. After five scoreless innings in three outings, he was
called up to the major leagues.
Major leagues
Scouting report
Andrew Miller is widely regarded as the best pitcher in the 2006 draft which was
laden with quality pitchers. His pitches include a mid to upper 90s fastball, a
late-breaking slider and a change-up. His development should progress nicely in
the major leagues after he acquires a better change-up and location to his
pitches. Due to his height (6,6") some see him as a future Randy Johnson type
pitcher.[citation needed]
2006
Miller made his major league debut on August 30 against the New York Yankees,
pitching one scoreless inning and allowing only one baserunner on a hit by
pitch.
2007
While Miller did not make the opening day roster for the Tigers, he made his
first major league start May 18, 2007 versus the St. Louis Cardinals in place of
injured starter Jeremy Bonderman. Miller earned his first major league victory
in his season debut, pitching 6 scoreless innings and giving up 4 hits while
walking 3 and striking out 2. Miller showed his full potential in this game but
he was sent back to the Minors as Bonderman recovered from injury. Miller was
later recalled while Nate Robertson was sent to the disabled list with arm
fatigue. He earned a 15-7 victory over the New York Mets behind another superb
offensive backing by his teammates. As of June 24th, 2007 Miller's best game
pitched was a six inning performance in Atlanta allowing 4 hits and no runs
while also striking out two batters and walking two ending in a 5-0 Tigers
victory
2008
On December 5, 2007, the Tigers traded Miller, Cameron Maybin, Mike Rabelo,
Dallas Trahern, Eulogio de la Cruz and Burke Badenhop to the Florida Marlins for
Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera.[1]
References
1.^ Passan, Jeff (December 4, 2007). Cabrera, Willis dealt to Tigers.
Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
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Source: Wikipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Miller_%28baseball%29
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