Andrew Miller here to stay

by craig on Apr 15, 2008 8:47 AM EDT in News and Rumors

Larry Beinfest has called the ball and Andrew Miller is going to workout his growing pains in the majors.

Miller is 0-2 with a 11.37 ERA in three starts but he showed improvement Saturday.

"His stuff was great. It's just a matter of consistency and learning,'' Beinfest said. "He's still a very young pitcher without a lot of experience so I think (Saturday) was a good learning experience for him.''

Not exactly a big surprise and it is probably what almost all of us thought was going to happen. I'm not real big on the idea of on-the-job training in the bigs but that is where it sits for now. And if Beinfest says that is the way it is going to be, that is the way it is going to be. Whether I agree or not.

All I can say is this: Ricky, Burke get stretched you have a bullpen to save.

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If the Marlis continue to play competitve ball for the next month or so and Miller continues to struggle I think you have to send him down. It is becoming obvious that the problem is inside his head – not his ability. There’s no doubt the Yankee game was a gem but you can’t keep trotting this kid out to get railed in the first few innnigs only to “settle down” for a couple innnings. The only way to work that out is to give the kid more confidance at a lower level. Let him man handle minor league pitchers.

I took a look at FA pitchers still available. And if I might say so – I think Boomer Wells would look smashing in black and teal. It’s just wishful thinking.

by FriedFish on Apr 15, 2008 12:43 PM EDT reply actions