School: Liberty Union High School; Class: Senior
Position: RHP; B/T: R/R
Height: 6-2; Weight: 180
Previously Drafted: N/A
College Commitment: University of Louisville
| FB | CB | SL | CH | Command | Overall |
| 60 | 60 | 55 | 45/50 | 50 | 50 |
Background: The population of Baltimore, Ohio, is the equivalent of a large high school – roughly just 3,000 people live in the small mid-Ohio city. So it’s no surprise that the only high school in town, Liberty Union, hasn’t (A) produced whole lot of athletes in its history and (B) it’s home to the 2022 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year.
On the radar for big time college programs since his early teenage years, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-hander committed to the University of Louisville before he even entered high school. Now, though, there’s little chance the hard-throwing youngster attends the college powerhouse.
Miller shot up draft charts during his dominating junior campaign with the Lions, throwing just 60 innings of high school ball but racking up a whopping 143 strikeouts to go along with a 0.70 ERA. And he was just as dominant during his final campaign with Liberty Union as well: he went 9-1 with a 133 punch outs in just 57 innings of work – or roughly 78% of the outs he registered were on strikeouts.
Scouting Report: A lot of pitching-specialized training focuses on moving fast towards home plate, building up and taking advantage of momentum. Miller bucks that trend from the windup, moving slowly with strength before exploding through his finish. Mid-90s fastball, sitting in the 94- to 95-mph range. Very good, plus low-80s curveball. Above-average mid-80s slider. And a sneakily good changeup that may creep into above-average territory with some tweaking and fine-tuning. Cold weather teenage pitchers – especially from Ohio – are always a gamble, but Miller is built sturdily with a deep, potentially potent repertoire. He’s reminiscent of a high school Jordan Balazovic.
Ceiling: 2.0-win player
Risk: Moderate
Grade: Second Round
