Brad Miller (2B, 3B, OF, PHI) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

3 years ago by Doug Goldring

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ANALYSIS: Ever since Bryce Harper went down with injury, Brad Miller has been in the Phillies' starting lineup every day. Against lefties, he bats sixth, and against righties, he bats third. Hitting that high in the lineup on a daily basis leaves plenty of opportunity for counting stats for even an average player, but Miller is no slouch. He's making the playing time count, as he's slashing .318/.375/.682 over his last seven games with two homers, five RBI, six runs scored, and a stolen base.

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Somehow, this hardly registers as an improvement for Miller, who has put together a .305/.365/.505 line for the whole season with five homers and three steals. In fact, Miller has quietly been an excellent slugger over the past few years, with his strongest season coming in 2019 when he posted an .894 OPS with a .305 ISO in 79 games as a part-time player, good for a 127 wRC+, and he continued the success in 2020 with an .807 OPS, .218 ISO, and 121 wRC+.

It seems the only thing that's been holding Miller back from being heralded as the effective hitter he is has been playing time, and as long as Harper remains out of the lineup, there will be no shortage of that. The Phillies have extremely limited options in their outfield mix, and Miller offers the added benefit for fantasy of being eligible at multiple positions, an important factor in this injury-ridden baseball season.

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