Think back to about this time last year. The St. Louis Cardinals were coming into the season after acquiring the best bat and reliever on the market over the winter and fan morale was high. Of course, the two players I’m referring to were Paul Goldschmidt and Andrew Miller.
Unfortunately, neither player had the season they wanted to have in 2019. We all know about how Goldschmidt did, but for Miller, his struggles were much more in the shadows.
Miller may not have been coming off of the best 2018 season when the Cardinals signed him to a two-year, $25M deal, but Miller certainly was an elite reliever earlier in his career.