Baseball America:
At 6-foot-7 and 210 pounds, Miller has an ideal frame with a clean delivery and easy arm action. His fastball registers consistently in the 93-95 mph range and can touch the upper 90s. Miller also has a major league offering with a mid-80s slider with a sharp bite.
Oakland Clubhouse:
He has everything going for him: Blazing fastball that sits at 94 mph and can touch the high 90s, and a ridiculous slider that appears to start behind a left-handed hitter’s knees before it breaks out over the plate. I’ve seen a few that actually end up on the outside corner that are still clocked in the mid-80s. That’s the definition of ‘nasty’.
Also, Detroit Tigers Weblog lists all 18 of today's draft picks. The rest of the draft will be completed tomorrow. Over at Mack Avenue Tigers, there is an assortment of quotes and links detailing today's picks. Finally, for a long informed discussion of the draft, check out the draft thread at Motown Sports. You can expect that Motown thread to continue for several weeks and, if past years are any indication, it will be one of the most detailed informed draft discussions anywhere on the internet.
He's not signed yet of course but I'm not too worried about that. Things are finally looking good for the Tigers. This is not the same organization it was a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Maybin was the consensus #2 player last year. Justin Upton was far and away #1, but Alex Gordon was most people's #2 I believe. Maybin was the consensus #2 high school talent and in a group of players just behind the top 2 including Ryan Zimmerman and some others I'm forgetting. Definitely top 5, but I don't think #2.
ReplyDeleteRobert, I think you are right that I overstated Maybin's ranking last year.
ReplyDeleteI think he was considered #2 at one point but at draft time Gordon was ahead of him. It was still a great pick of course.