Bobby Miller

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #2 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 65/High
  
  Track Record: Miller flashed explosive stuff at Louisville but didn't get a consistent chance to start until his junior year, when he made four starts before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the 2020 season. The Dodgers saw enough to draft him 29th overall and sign him for $2,197,500. A right oblique strain limited Miller in his pro debut, but he took off with full health in 2022. He recorded 145 strikeouts against just 37 walks, the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the Dodgers' system, and rose from Double-A to Triple-A. He started the Futures Game at Dodger Stadium and struck out the side while being the game's only pitcher to top 100 mph.
  
  Scouting Report: Miller is an intimidating physical presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. His high-octane fastball explodes out of his hand at 97-99 mph and routinely touches 100-101. His fastball doesn't have overwhelming movement, but he has improved his command of it to make it a plus-plus pitch and can blow it by hitters with his pure power. Miller also has a two-seam fastball that sits 97-100 mph with hard tail and sink that gives batters another hard offering to consider. Miller's tight upper-80s slider with late bite is another plus-plus pitch that overwhelms hitters, and his sinking 87-90 mph changeup has become a plus pitch as he's learned to reach out and finish it. He rounds out his arsenal with a sweeping, 11-to-4 curveball in the low 80s that is an average pitch. Previously wild, Miller has streamlined his delivery and now pounds the strike zone with average control. He is still learning how to properly sequence his pitches and can be too intense at times.
  
  The Future: Miller has the stuff, physicality and control to be a frontline starter similar to Brandon Woodruff if he can polish his mental approach. His big league debut should come in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 50. Slider: 70. Changeup: 60. Control: 50
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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #2 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Miller spent his first two seasons at Louisville moving between the starting rotation and the bullpen and didn’t become a full-time starter until 2020. He made only four starts before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the season, but the Dodgers saw enough to draft him 29th overall. Miller immediately impressed at the alternate training site and instructional league after being drafted and made his highly anticipated pro debut in 2021. He continued to show premium stuff and advanced to Double-A, but strict pitch limits and a right oblique strain limited him to just 56.1 innings.
  
  Scouting Report: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and aggressively goes after hitters with a high-powered arsenal. He attacks the strike zone with a riding 95-98 mph four-seam fastball that touches 100 and a 94-97 mph two-seam fastball with hard tail and sink. His fastballs have similar horizontal movement and run together at times, but his four-seamer should be a plus-plus offering once he learns to separate it. Miller’s main secondary pitch is a high-spin, 84-87 mph slider with late, two-plane break that draws swings and misses. His firm, 86-89 mph changeup with fade and sink is another potentially plus pitch that misses bats. He also has a tight-spinning, 78-81 mph curveball he can land for strikes. Miller has tightened his delivery to throw strikes more consistently and now has average control. He still has to prove he can maintain his stuff over longer outings—he completed five innings only once in 17 appearances in 2021.
  
  The Future: Miller has the stuff to be a No. 2 or 3 starter but still has to prove his durability. He’ll open 2022 back at Double-A.
  
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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #5 prospect in 2021
  Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 55. Curveball: 50. Control: 50.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Miller bounced between the bullpen and rotation his first two seasons at Louisville and became a full-time starter as a junior. His stuff and control both ticked up through four starts before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the season, and the Dodgers drafted him 29th overall and signed him for $2,197,500. Miller continued improving his stuff and control at the alternate training site and was a revelation in instructional league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. He has distinct four-seam and two-seam fastballs that both sit 95 mph and touch 98, and his mid-80s slider is another plus pitch with three-quarters tilt and late, darting action. Miller got more comfortable with his diving, mid-80s changeup throughout the summer and began throwing it with conviction to hitters on both sides of the plate. His downer curveball in the upper 70s is another pitch he can land for strikes. Miller’s stuff is sizzling, but he’s still learning how to sequence and get his pitches to play off each other. He throws plenty of strikes but will leave pitches over the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Miller has the look and stuff of a powerful mid-to-front-of the-rotation starter. He’ll make his pro debut in 2021.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #28 prospect in 2020 draft
  Miller intrigued at McHenry (Ill.) High with a 93-94 mph fastball and a frame that indicated more in the tank. He turned down the Orioles as a 38th-round pick and made his way to Louisville, where he began to actualize that potential. Now standing 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, Miller's fastball is a power offering that reaches the upper-90s consistently with heavy, sinking life. He pairs that pitch with a hard slider in the upper 80s that can touch 90 mph and flashes plus potential. Miller also has a mid-80s changeup that is a solid offering and a fringy but usable curveball. While Miller has size and explosive stuff, there are still questions about his long-term role. He became a full-time starter for the first time in 2020, though he did log plenty of innings in hybrid roles in 2018 and 2019, and some scouts wonder what his dominant swing and miss offering will be. There’s some reliever risk because his delivery and arm action aren’t the smoothest or cleanest, although he holds his stuff deep into outings and improved his strike-throwing this season. Miller was trending in the right direction with a 2.31 ERA in four starts before the season shut down. His intimidating size and loud stuff fit somewhere at the back of the first or early second round.
• Ranked #372 prospect in 2017 draft
  Miller hasn't always been consistent this spring, but the 6-foot-5 righthander remains an intriguing projectable arm. He touched some 93-94s last summer but has sat at 88-92 mph this spring. On a good day, he'll flash a power breaking ball with above-average potential, but on other days it's a loopy slow curve that doesn't fool high school hitters. The Louisville signee could blossom into a hard-throwing physical starter with a quality breaking ball, but there's a lot of projection involved.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Midwest League #4 prospect in 2021
  Drafted 29th overall in 2020, Miller got his feet wet at the Dodgers’ alternate training site in 2020. He quickly became a force to be reckoned with in his pro debut with Great Lakes with a potentially plus-plus fastball and a plus slider, complemented by advanced mixing of an above-average curve and changeup. “He’s one of the next Dodgers’ starting pitchers for years to come, I think,” an opposing High-A Central manager said. “I’m just very impressed with his ability to throw strikes with his fastball and breaking ball at a young age. It’s definitely plus stuff. “I mean, he’s running (his fastball) up there close to 100 miles an hour as a starting pitcher.” A 1.91 ERA and 0.87 WHIP over 47 innings earned the 22-year-old a jump to Double-A Tulsa, and scouts aren’t expecting Miller’s progress to slow down any time soon.

Top 100 Rankings

• Ranked Baseball America's #20 prospect in 2023
• Ranked Baseball America's #38 prospect in 2022

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 65/High
  
  Track Record: Miller flashed explosive stuff at Louisville but didn't get a consistent chance to start until his junior year, when he made four starts before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the 2020 season. The Dodgers saw enough to draft him 29th overall and sign him for $2,197,500. A right oblique strain limited Miller in his pro debut, but he took off with full health in 2022. He recorded 145 strikeouts against just 37 walks, the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the Dodgers' system, and rose from Double-A to Triple-A. He started the Futures Game at Dodger Stadium and struck out the side while being the game's only pitcher to top 100 mph.
  
  Scouting Report: Miller is an intimidating physical presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. His high-octane fastball explodes out of his hand at 97-99 mph and routinely touches 100-101. His fastball doesn't have overwhelming movement, but he has improved his command of it to make it a plus-plus pitch and can blow it by hitters with his pure power. Miller also has a two-seam fastball that sits 97-100 mph with hard tail and sink that gives batters another hard offering to consider. Miller's tight upper-80s slider with late bite is another plus-plus pitch that overwhelms hitters, and his sinking 87-90 mph changeup has become a plus pitch as he's learned to reach out and finish it. He rounds out his arsenal with a sweeping, 11-to-4 curveball in the low 80s that is an average pitch. Previously wild, Miller has streamlined his delivery and now pounds the strike zone with average control. He is still learning how to properly sequence his pitches and can be too intense at times.
  
  The Future: Miller has the stuff, physicality and control to be a frontline starter similar to Brandon Woodruff if he can polish his mental approach. His big league debut should come in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 50. Slider: 70. Changeup: 60. Control: 50
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 65/High
  
  Track Record: Miller flashed explosive stuff at Louisville but didn't get a consistent chance to start until his junior year, when he made four starts before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the 2020 season. The Dodgers saw enough to draft him 29th overall and sign him for $2,197,500. A right oblique strain limited Miller in his pro debut, but he took off with full health in 2022. He recorded 145 strikeouts against just 37 walks, the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the Dodgers' system, and rose from Double-A to Triple-A. He started the Futures Game at Dodger Stadium and struck out the side while being the game's only pitcher to top 100 mph.
  
  Scouting Report: Miller is an intimidating physical presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. His high-octane fastball explodes out of his hand at 97-99 mph and routinely touches 100-101. His fastball doesn't have overwhelming movement, but he has improved his command of it to make it a plus-plus pitch and can blow it by hitters with his pure power. Miller also has a two-seam fastball that sits 97-100 mph with hard tail and sink that gives batters another hard offering to consider. Miller's tight upper-80s slider with late bite is another plus-plus pitch that overwhelms hitters, and his sinking 87-90 mph changeup has become a plus pitch as he's learned to reach out and finish it. He rounds out his arsenal with a sweeping, 11-to-4 curveball in the low 80s that is an average pitch. Previously wild, Miller has streamlined his delivery and now pounds the strike zone with average control. He is still learning how to properly sequence his pitches and can be too intense at times.
  
  The Future: Miller has the stuff, physicality and control to be a frontline starter similar to Brandon Woodruff if he can polish his mental approach. His big league debut should come in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Curveball: 50. Slider: 70. Changeup: 60. Control: 50
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 60/Medium
  
  Track Record: Miller spent his first two seasons at Louisville moving between the starting rotation and the bullpen and didn&#39t become a full-time starter until 2020. He made only four starts before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the season, but the Dodgers saw enough to draft him 29th overall. Miller immediately impressed at the alternate training site and instructional league after being drafted and made his highly anticipated pro debut in 2021. He continued to show premium stuff and advanced to Double-A, but strict pitch limits and a right oblique strain limited him to just 56.1 innings.
  
  Scouting Report: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and aggressively goes after hitters with a high-powered arsenal. He attacks the strike zone with a riding 95-98 mph four-seam fastball that touches 100 and a 94-97 mph two-seam fastball with hard tail and sink. His fastballs have similar horizontal movement and run together at times, but his four-seamer should be a plus-plus offering once he learns to separate it. Miller&#39s main secondary pitch is a high-spin, 84-87 mph slider with late, two-plane break that draws swings and misses. His firm, 86-89 mph changeup with fade and sink is another potentially plus pitch that misses bats. He also has a tight-spinning, 78-81 mph curveball he can land for strikes. Miller has tightened his delivery to throw strikes more consistently and now has average control. He still has to prove he can maintain his stuff over longer outings—he completed five innings only once in 17 appearances in 2021.
  
  The Future: Miller has the stuff to be a No. 2 or 3 starter but still has to prove his durability. He&#39ll open 2022 back at Double-A.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 50. Curveball: 60. Changeup: 60. Control: 50.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Miller spent his first two seasons at Louisville moving between the starting rotation and the bullpen and didn’t become a full-time starter until 2020. He made only four starts before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the season, but the Dodgers saw enough to draft him 29th overall. Miller immediately impressed at the alternate training site and instructional league after being drafted and made his highly anticipated pro debut in 2021. He continued to show premium stuff and advanced to Double-A, but strict pitch limits and a right oblique strain limited him to just 56.1 innings.
  
  Scouting Report: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and aggressively goes after hitters with a high-powered arsenal. He attacks the strike zone with a riding 95-98 mph four-seam fastball that touches 100 and a 94-97 mph two-seam fastball with hard tail and sink. His fastballs have similar horizontal movement and run together at times, but his four-seamer should be a plus-plus offering once he learns to separate it. Miller’s main secondary pitch is a high-spin, 84-87 mph slider with late, two-plane break that draws swings and misses. His firm, 86-89 mph changeup with fade and sink is another potentially plus pitch that misses bats. He also has a tight-spinning, 78-81 mph curveball he can land for strikes. Miller has tightened his delivery to throw strikes more consistently and now has average control. He still has to prove he can maintain his stuff over longer outings—he completed five innings only once in 17 appearances in 2021.
  
  The Future: Miller has the stuff to be a No. 2 or 3 starter but still has to prove his durability. He’ll open 2022 back at Double-A.
  
• October, 2021 Scouting Report
  Drafted 29th overall in 2020, Miller got his feet wet at the Dodgers’ alternate training site in 2020. He quickly became a force to be reckoned with in his pro debut with Great Lakes with a potentially plus-plus fastball and a plus slider, complemented by advanced mixing of an above-average curve and changeup. “He’s one of the next Dodgers’ starting pitchers for years to come, I think,” an opposing High-A Central manager said. “I’m just very impressed with his ability to throw strikes with his fastball and breaking ball at a young age. It’s definitely plus stuff. “I mean, he’s running (his fastball) up there close to 100 miles an hour as a starting pitcher.” A 1.91 ERA and 0.87 WHIP over 47 innings earned the 22-year-old a jump to Double-A Tulsa, and scouts aren’t expecting Miller’s progress to slow down any time soon.
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 55. Curveball: 50. Control: 50.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Miller bounced between the bullpen and rotation his first two seasons at Louisville and became a full-time starter as a junior. His stuff and control both ticked up through four starts before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the season, and the Dodgers drafted him 29th overall and signed him for $2,197,500. Miller continued improving his stuff and control at the alternate training site and was a revelation in instructional league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. He has distinct four-seam and two-seam fastballs that both sit 95 mph and touch 98, and his mid-80s slider is another plus pitch with three-quarters tilt and late, darting action. Miller got more comfortable with his diving, mid-80s changeup throughout the summer and began throwing it with conviction to hitters on both sides of the plate. His downer curveball in the upper 70s is another pitch he can land for strikes. Miller's stuff is sizzling, but he's still learning how to sequence and get his pitches to play off each other. He throws plenty of strikes but will leave pitches over the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Miller has the look and stuff of a powerful mid-to-front-of the-rotation starter. He'll make his pro debut in 2021.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 55. Curveball: 50. Control: 50.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Miller bounced between the bullpen and rotation his first two seasons at Louisville and became a full-time starter as a junior. His stuff and control both ticked up through four starts before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the season, and the Dodgers drafted him 29th overall and signed him for $2,197,500. Miller continued improving his stuff and control at the alternate training site and was a revelation in instructional league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. He has distinct four-seam and two-seam fastballs that both sit 95 mph and touch 98, and his mid-80s slider is another plus pitch with three-quarters tilt and late, darting action. Miller got more comfortable with his diving, mid-80s changeup throughout the summer and began throwing it with conviction to hitters on both sides of the plate. His downer curveball in the upper 70s is another pitch he can land for strikes. Miller’s stuff is sizzling, but he’s still learning how to sequence and get his pitches to play off each other. He throws plenty of strikes but will leave pitches over the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Miller has the look and stuff of a powerful mid-to-front-of the-rotation starter. He’ll make his pro debut in 2021.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 55. Curveball: 50. Control: 50.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Miller bounced between the bullpen and rotation his first two seasons at Louisville and became a full-time starter as a junior. His stuff and control both ticked up through four starts before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the season, and the Dodgers drafted him 29th overall and signed him for $2,197,500. Miller continued improving his stuff and control at the alternate training site and was a revelation in instructional league.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Miller is an intimidating presence at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and has the stuff to match. He has distinct four-seam and two-seam fastballs that both sit 95 mph and touch 98, and his mid-80s slider is another plus pitch with three-quarters tilt and late, darting action. Miller got more comfortable with his diving, mid-80s changeup throughout the summer and began throwing it with conviction to hitters on both sides of the plate. His downer curveball in the upper 70s is another pitch he can land for strikes. Miller’s stuff is sizzling, but he’s still learning how to sequence and get his pitches to play off each other. He throws plenty of strikes but will leave pitches over the plate.
  
  THE FUTURE: Miller has the look and stuff of a powerful mid-to-front-of the-rotation starter. He’ll make his pro debut in 2021.