Bobby Miller’s comparisons to Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole

\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”### **His changeup and curveball could be his best pitches**\n\nMiller’s least-utilized pitches — his changeup (13.4% usage) and curveball (17% usage) — are arguably his _most_ effective.\n\nThe changeup is a nasty 88.9 mph offering that has a whopping 17.6 inches of horizontal break. Among the 124 starters who’ve thrown at least 100 changeups in 2023, Miller’s changeup has the third-lowest expected wOBA (.180) — based on the quality of contact allowed (exit velocity and launch angle), strikeouts and walks. His 38.8% whiff rate is well above the league-average mark of 30.9%.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”

Bobby Miller, Filthy Curveball and Changeups. ? pic.twitter.com/P8UG3rBuKp

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 25, 2023

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”His low-80s curveball might just be the most visually appealing pitch he throws. The pitch’s combination of above-average velocity, vertical and horizontal break make it one of the most effective curveballs by any starting pitcher.\n\nAmong the 112 starters who’ve thrown at least 100 curveballs in 2023, Miller has the 15th-lowest xwOBA (.218). His 36.3% whiff rate on his curveball is well above the league-average mark of 31.2%.\n\nFor a rookie with this kind of stuff, Miller commands his arsenal really well. Miller’s 7.7% walk rate is much better than the league-average 8.5% rate but it’s been even better of late. Across his last six starts, Miller has walked just 5.5% of opposing hitters.\n\nPut it all together and Miller has the package of one of the most exciting young starters in the Majors. Once again, the Dodgers appeared to have struck gold with a frontline-level pitcher who is just starting to tap into his potential.”,”type”:”text”}],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”Of the many driving forces behind the Dodgers’ success over the last decade-plus, their player development program might be the single most impressive strength.\nPlayers such as Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Will Smith, Walker Buehler and Julio Urías were all drafted or signed by the Dodgers, who subsequently helped develop”,”tagline({\”formatString\”:\”none\”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”brent-maguire”,”title”:”Brent Maguire”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:119″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-676272″,”title”:”Bobby…