{"id":85915,"date":"2024-09-18T18:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T22:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=85915"},"modified":"2024-09-18T23:13:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T03:13:37","slug":"dodgers-bobby-miller-optioned-triple-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/18\/dodgers-bobby-miller-optioned-triple-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling Dodgers Starter Optioned to Triple-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Struggling starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millebo06.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Miller<\/a> no longer has a locker in the Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; clubhouse, <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByJackHarris\/status\/1836493712253243637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Jack Harris<\/a> of the Los Angeles Times. The right-hander gave up four earned runs in just two innings last night against the light-hitting Miami Marlins. Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=roberda07,roberda05,roberda06,roberda03&amp;search=Dave+Roberts&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Roberts<\/a> said that Bobby Miller has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Dodgers activated RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=kellyjo05,kelly-008joe,kellyjo04,kellyjo03&amp;search=Joe+Kelly&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Kelly<\/a>, selected the contract of LHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/logueza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Logue<\/a> and optioned RHPs Bobby Miller and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grovemi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Grove<\/a>. In order to make room for Logue, the Dodgers transferred RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/glasnty01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Glasnow<\/a> to the 60-day injured list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1836512135607710111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dodgers Pitcher Bobby Miller Optioned to Triple-A<\/h2>\n<h3>Waste Not, Want Not<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers, who are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/13\/dodgers-tyler-glasnow-setback-simulated-game\/\" target=\"_self\">short of arms<\/a> in the starting rotation, gave Miller ample opportunities to round into form this season. They have also given him numerous chances to secure a postseason roster spot. Yet, every succeeding start has been worse than the previous one. The right-hander shows a penchant for giving up hard contact and the home run ball.<\/p>\n<h3>Troublesome Stats<\/h3>\n<p>This lack of command is illustrated in Miller&#8217;s ERA of 8.52. It is the highest ERA of 1,156 pitchers who have thrown at least 56 innings for the Dodgers. To make matters worse, the number of walks is also high at 30.<\/p>\n<h3>What Happened?<\/h3>\n<p>According to those around the game, the young hurler has all the tools to be successful, and last year seemed to bear it out. In 2023, Miller had an ERA of 3.76 and seemed to show the promise of a future ace. However, he went on the injured list in July with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/14\/river-ryan-dodgers-promotion\/\" target=\"_self\">shoulder problem<\/a>, and it appears that he is battling a knee issue as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Open Roster Spots<\/h3>\n<p>Reliever <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=kellyjo05,kelly-008joe,kellyjo04,kellyjo03&amp;search=Joe+Kelly&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Kelly<\/a> has been activated off the IL and will take Miller&#8217;s roster spot. Kelly has been dealing with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/11\/dodgers-kelly-nearing-return\/\" target=\"_self\">shoulder issue<\/a> off and on this year. The Dodgers are hoping that the hard throwing reliever will be able to control his nasty repertoire just in time for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grovemi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Grove<\/a> was also optioned in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/12\/dodgers-sign-veteran-southpaw-to-a-minor-league-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">recently signed<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/logueza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Logue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Miller&#8217;s Future<\/h3>\n<p>As for Miller, the right-hander may still have a bright future with the Dodgers, but starting in 2025. Right now, it is abundantly clear that he can&#8217;t be trusted on a postseason mound, even if the Dodgers are desperate for arms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Struggling starter Bobby Miller no longer has a locker in the Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; clubhouse, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. The right-hander gave up four earned runs in just two innings last night against the light-hitting Miami Marlins. Manager Dave Roberts said that Bobby Miller has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":85921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1071,35],"tags":[6489,2513,903,28683,5931],"class_list":["post-85915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-bobby-miller","tag-injured-list","tag-joe-kelly","tag-michael-grove","tag-zach-logue"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}