Bobby Miller, the right-hander "fireballer" who was once considered the best prospect of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is now being treated as a "trade card."바카라사이트

On the 9th (Korea time), MLB.com selected trade candidates that each of the 30 teams in the Major League Baseball (MLB) can put forward.

With each team's panel picking one player each, the Dodgers included a surprising name. Bobby Miller is the main character.

Miller is a right-handed fastball pitcher whose high expectations are high. He throws a wide range of pitches, including fast balls up to 101 mph, sinkers, curves, and changeups on sliders.

After being drafted in the first round of the 2020 MLB Rookie Draft, he steadily grew up in the minor league. Ahead of the 2023 season, he ranked 21st in the U.S. rankings of promising players selected by Baseball America, a U.S. baseball media outlet. Since his debut in the big league that year, he has proved that experts have not been wrong by pitching well with 11 wins, 4 losses and an ERA of 3.76 in 22 games and 124 ⅓ innings.

However, he suffered severe jinx in his second year in the 2024 season. Due to shoulder injury, he was sluggish in 13 games, 56 innings with two wins, four losses and an 8.52 ERA. The number of walks allowed per nine innings has more than doubled from 2.3 in the 2023 season to 4.8 in the previous year. The number of homers hit also increased from 12 in the previous year to 17 in the following year. Triple-A also had poor performance, with two losses and an earned run average of 6.00 in six games.

Miller's poor performance has continued this season. On April 17, he started his first MLB appearance of the season against the Colorado Rockies, the lowest in the league, but was hit hard by eight hits (two homers), one walk, seven strikeouts, and six runs in three innings. Eventually, he went down to Triple-A again and made the big league roster again on April 25 after readjustment, but was demoted again after scoring only one run in two innings.

His record at Triple-A is also regrettable. He lost the pressure in 10 games (nine starts) with two wins, one loss and an earned run average of 4.14. Notably, he posted 34 walks and eight wild pitches during 45 ⅔ innings, showing lack of control at all.

Is it because of the prolonged slump? Now, Miller's name is being mentioned as a "trade card." Two years ago, he could never have expected to be assigned to another team, but he is losing ground.

Of course, chances are slim that the Dodgers will trade recklessly. The Dodgers is currently having difficulty running its starting lineup. Except for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, he can't play his part due to injuries and sluggishness.

Left-hander Blake Snell, who was brought in on a major contract ahead of this season, played only two games and was away due to injury. With high expectations, Loki Sasaki, who was brought in with high expectations, was also placed on the injured list after hiding his injury. Tyler Glasnow also continues to struggle with injuries, and on the 8th, even Tony Gonsolin was listed as injured due to elbow pain.

Dodgers panelist Sonya Chen, who picked Miller as a trade candidate, also said, "It seems unlikely that the pitcher will be easily given up as the pitcher's injuries continue," adding, "There are many players who can be used as MLB-level starting pitchers to consider trading right now, but the Dodgers need them."

Of course, it is a bittersweet for Miller just to be listed as a "trade card" apart from his possibilities. This proves that he has moved away from being considered a "top prospect." He needs to work hard to regain his form in the 2023 season and return to the big league roster.