Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 5, 2019 5:00:38 GMT
www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/wade-miley-2019-phillies-free-agent-target
Today, we check in on left-handed starter Wade Miley.
The vitals
It’s not often that a pitcher gets better after the age of 30, but Miley, who has pitched for six teams in nine big-league seasons, has strung together two very nice seasons since crossing that plateau. He is 19-8 with a 3.52 ERA in 49 starts the last two seasons.
He's not a top-tier free agent but can definitely help a team at the back end of a rotation. He certainly did so in 2019 when he went 14-6 with a 3.98 ERA for the American League champion Houston Astros.
The Phillies need starting pitching badly. Adding a top-tier starter — several have been profiled in this series — is imperative given the club’s desire to win now. But this team needs more than one starter and adding a stabilizing innings-eater like Miley to the back end of the rotation would make a lot of sense.
Miley, 33, is an excellent competitor and strike thrower. He is skilled at keeping the ball on the ground and limiting hard contact, two qualities that would play well in Citizens Bank Park. He induced ground balls 49.7 percent of the time last season, tying him with Aaron Nola for 10th among big-league starters. His 36.1 percent hard contact rate ranked 22nd in the majors last season, between two pretty good pitchers named Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke.
Today, we check in on left-handed starter Wade Miley.
The vitals
It’s not often that a pitcher gets better after the age of 30, but Miley, who has pitched for six teams in nine big-league seasons, has strung together two very nice seasons since crossing that plateau. He is 19-8 with a 3.52 ERA in 49 starts the last two seasons.
He's not a top-tier free agent but can definitely help a team at the back end of a rotation. He certainly did so in 2019 when he went 14-6 with a 3.98 ERA for the American League champion Houston Astros.
The Phillies need starting pitching badly. Adding a top-tier starter — several have been profiled in this series — is imperative given the club’s desire to win now. But this team needs more than one starter and adding a stabilizing innings-eater like Miley to the back end of the rotation would make a lot of sense.
Miley, 33, is an excellent competitor and strike thrower. He is skilled at keeping the ball on the ground and limiting hard contact, two qualities that would play well in Citizens Bank Park. He induced ground balls 49.7 percent of the time last season, tying him with Aaron Nola for 10th among big-league starters. His 36.1 percent hard contact rate ranked 22nd in the majors last season, between two pretty good pitchers named Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke.
