In Sunday’s tilt against the Colorado Rockies, the new broadcast team of the Seattle Mariners - Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink - remarked on the extraordinary journey Bryce Miller has undergone in the roughly three and a half years since he was drafted. Specifically, they noted, as we did on his draft day, that Miller came to the Mariners as effectively a 1.5 pitch pitcher, boasting an elite four-seam fastball by whiff-generating traits, a maybe of a slider, and a curveball+changeup that should’ve stayed at the JUCO level.
In 2024, Miller threw seven distinct pitches, referencing Yu Darvish as an aspiration in a way someone might reference hoping to make pot roast with the meat they’ve got in the fridge; you’ll have to do a little prep and leg work, but it’s exceedingly achievable.