Dodgers Farm Director Talks Bobby Miller's Future
There are several top pitching prospects in the Dodger’s farm system that many should keep an eye on this season— one of them being Bobby Miller. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic recently wrote an article that ranked LA as the top farm system and acknowledged Miller as one of LA’s four young pitchers.
As part of the article, The Athletic also spoke to Dodgers director of player development Will Rhymes to get his insight into each player’s growth.
Miller was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 29th overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft and was highly regarded coming out of Louisville as one of the best pitching prospects in the country.
The young pitcher began his professional career in 2021, starting in the High-A Central league with the Great Lakes Loons. He was promoted to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in August, finishing with a 1–1 record and a 3.38 ERA.
“The premium stuff is there for Miller, who was hitting 101 mph in spring camp and maintained it throughout the season. But the reason Law’s No. 28 prospect in baseball took a leap last year once he arrived in Triple A came down to the finer things, such as sequencing and game-planning.
“It’s kind of shocking, the big adjustments he was able to make, which just speaks to the athleticism, the coordination,” Rhymes said of Miller.
Rather than having him just fire his four-pitch mix past hitters, Dodgers personnel had Miller focus on locations. He learned how to have his stuff play off each other in going north-south, east-west and the like.
As Rhymes mentioned, the right-hander possesses an impressive arsenal of pitches including a fastball, a sharp slider, and a developing changeup. Despite his impressive performance in the minors, Miller still has some time to refine his game.
“Miller’s still young in terms of professional innings — at 168 2/3 frames, he’s still below his college total at Louisville (170 innings) — but it’s clear that Miller’s arrival this summer is a matter of when, not if.
“He’s obviously knocking on the door.”
Assuming he continues to develop as expected, Miller has the potential to be a frontline starter for the Dodgers in the near future. The prospect has shown that he has the skills to succeed at the highest level.
