The Rockies have signed right-hander Ryan Miller to a minor league deal, reports Matt Eddy of Baseball America. The righty will presumably receive an invite to big league camp in spring training.
Miller, 30 in March, has a limited major league track record. He tossed 13 innings for the Angels in 2024, allowing six earned runs via 13 hits and eight walks while striking out 11. He featured a two-pitch mix, throwing his sinker 42.5% of the time with an average velocity of 93.6 miles per hour. The slider was chucked in there 57.5% of the time with the average velo at 84.4 mph.
He was released at the end of the season and signed a minor league deal with the Tigers for 2025. He logged 50 innings over 37 Triple-A appearances with a 4.32 ERA. His 22% strikeout rate, 8% walk rate and 41.6% ground ball rate were all around par.
The Rockies always struggle to put together a competent pitching staff due to the challenges of pitching at Coors Field. 2025 was a particularly rough campaign, with the team posting a collective 5.99 ERA. The bullpen was better than the rotation but only marginally, with the relievers having a 5.18 ERA. Miller will try to pitch his way back to the big leagues. If he succeeds, he still has options and just 34 days of service time, so the Rockies could theoretically keep him around as a depth piece for the foreseeable future.
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