Part of the reason Phillies fans have developed such an affinity for Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm over the past few seasons is that they’re homegrown talents. That’s no knock on Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber or certainly Bryce Harper — but watching someone rise through the ranks within the organization before making an impact at the big league level strikes a different chord.
There seems to be another such example on the way.
Aidan Miller collected four more hits in the Single-A Clearwater Threshers’ 10-1 win over Dunedin, the Blue Jays’ affiliate, on Wednesday. The 4-for-6 day included a double, it followed a 2-for-5 performance with a homer and a double on Tuesday and it raised his season average to .359, with a .615 slugging percentage.
Miller has recorded a hit in all but one of his nine games with the Threshers this year. Four of those nine are multi-hit games. He’s struck out 10 times in 44 plate appearances and, for what it’s worth, he’s stolen five bags as well.
The No. 27 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Miller is Ty Daubert of Phillies Nation‘s second-ranked prospect in the organization, and MLB Pipeline ranks him the 56th-best prospect in the minors overall. This winter, Pipeline‘s Jim Callis called Miller the biggest steal from the first round of last year’s class.
That was even before the 19-year-old had played in a game this season. Now that he has, small as the sample may be, that assessment is only looking more accurate.
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