'We lucked out.' How Bobby Miller became the Dodgers' newest pitching sensation.
Two starts into his major league career, Bobby Miller was already looking for a change.
Weeks earlier, the Dodgers' top-ranked pitching prospect had made a superb major league debut, holding the high-powered Atlanta Braves to one run in five innings.
Days later, the right-hander had looked even better, going six innings in another one-run outing against the rebuilding Washington Nationals in late May.
For a former late first-round draft pick with only eight starts in triple A, Miller had already surpassed initially modest expectations. Unleashing 100-mph fastballs from his 6-foot-5 frame, he was already on track to becoming the club's latest rookie sensation.
Yet, he noticed an area for improvement — an opportunity to accelerate his ever-evolving development process, and add a little more polish to his rapidly improving game.
In his first two starts, the
