He’s a first-round pick who works like a last-round pick. A tweak to his batting stance is paying off already.
Aidan Miller at bat during a Phillies spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Clearwater, Fla., on March 18.CINCINNATI — Last summer, shortly after the Phillies drafted prospect Aidan Miller in the first round, he met minor league infield coordinator Adam Everett at the minor league complex in Clearwater, Fla. Everett asked him where he wanted to play. Miller didn’t hesitate.It was a freeing moment for Miller.
It’s that combination of makeup and raw ability that has the Phillies so high on Miller. The power is obviously there — he is hitting .318/.367/.545 with a .912 OPS and two home runs through 10 games with Clearwater — but so is his drive. “A lot of things we did didn’t work, and I hated it, or he didn’t like it. It was a long process, but we ultimately found the perfect thing that we both liked, and we just stuck with it. He’s been a great help to me.”
He feels that it has helped him unlock something offensively. He’s been taking better swings. Ninety-eight mph fastballs aren’t blowing by him anymore. He feels more comfortable in the box, and he’s done it without changing anything to his swing.
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