When Andrew Miller signed a four-year contract with the Yankees in December 2014, his career revival as a relief pitcher was still fairly new. The sixth overall pick of the 2006 MLB draft, Miller never could figure it out as a starting pitcher, but after the moving to the bullpen as a member of the Red Sox in 2012, he found that his slider could be unhittable. He was sensational as an Orioles trade deadline acquisition in 2014, and while he didn’t have the classic closer pedigree, he was expected to do well on the free agent market.
25 Smartest Moves of the Past 25 Years: Yankees sign Andrew Miller
