Diamondbacks Sign Shelby Miller To Minors Dea

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The Diamondbacks have signed right-hander to a minor league contract, reports. Miller will receive an invitation to Arizonas big league spring camp. This will be Millers second stint in a DBacks uniform, as he previously pitched for the team from 2016-18. Millers first arrival in Arizona came with much more fanfare in December 2015, as the rebuilding Braves sent Miller and for , , and pitching prospect . The Diamondbacks viewed Miller as a rotation cornerstone, but fate intervened, as he struggled to a 6.35 ERA over three seasons and 139 innings with the team. Injuries played a large role, particularly a Tommy John surgery that cost him most of the 2017-18 seasons. Arizona non-tendered Miller after the 2018 season, more or le s closing the book on one of the more infamous trades in franchise history. He has since pitched for six more teams at the MLB level, posting a 5.35 ERA in 161 1/3 innings while showing some glimpses of a higher ceiling as a relief pitcher. Miller posted a 1.71 ERA over 42 innings with the Dodgers in 2023 but he Italy Jersey couldnt follow up, as he had a 4.53 ERA in 55 2/3 frames last season after signing a one-year, $3MM deal with the Tigers. Miller didnt quite make it to the end of the full season, as Detroit designated him for a signment and released him in the final week of regular-season play. Millers big season in Los Angeles involved some good fortune in the form of a .165 BABIP and an 89.3% strand rate. He still had a .215 BABIP with the Tigers last year, but the strand rate plummeted to 60.3%, while his strikeout and homer rates both went in the wrong direction. Millers 93.5mph fastball was still a plus pitch, but after a newly-developed splitter led to a lot of succe s for Miller in 2023, batters figured the pitch out last year and made a lot more loud contact. The 34-year-old Miller brings some veteran experience to the Diamondbacks depth chart, and it would make for a great story if he could make the roster and find some redemption after his previous stint with the team went so poorly. The DBacks have been looking for relief help for much of the offseason, with and the most prominent additions. Miller is one of several non-roster invites in Arizonas camp that will be vying for jobs at the back end of the Snakes bullpen. Colombia Jersey