His FB didn’t sink at all, and I never got behind the catcher to see how much run he had, but from the side it looked like he had very little. You know how young fireballers seem to open up too soon resulting in pitches constantly running up and in armside? Very little of that. Kid bored in on the zone nicely and kept it there – didn’t flair open all the time trying to overthrow his FB. Don’t know why he would ever wander away from his FB considering these HS kids are highly unlikely ever to square one up. Maybe he was bored or showing his stuff to the scouts.

I only remember a few curveballs and they flew fine but were obviously worth taking for balls upon leaving his hand. I didn’t really concentrate on whether he changed his delivery for his offspeed stuff, but there was nothing obvious about it. His CU’s stunk to high heaven. I could have hit his change-up – that’s how bad it was. But this seems pretty typical for HS fireballers. Isn’t Jason Cole’s first question in every pitcher interview asking how their CU is progressing?

One of the most impressive things I saw Miller do: a foul ball fell beyond the LF line splitting the hustling Brownwood 3rd baseman and LF’er. The 3rd baseman picked the ball up deep in foul territory and threw about 150 ft back to Miller on the mound. The throw was coming up wide and short, so Miller hopped down off the mound and scooped the short-hop as gracefully and sure-handedly as any seasoned first baseman. He should be a solid fielder. The Brownwood parents I talked to said he’s about the fastest kid on the team, too – good baserunner. Guess my point is that the kid is pretty coordinated and athletic is what I’m trying to say.

I haven’t really looked at his mechanics yet, so I will reserve judgment until I see more.

Red faced and sweating bullets even in the dugout between innings. Wasn’t real chatty either.
Might explain why his CB was wild and his FB was mostly up with inconsistent-looking velo. The MLB.com article mentions he throws a slider now and then. Good – because I wondered if I was going crazy sensing some of those pitches were sliders. Not a good slider – hardly any bite but a lot better off-speed choice Saturday than his CU – but, again, dude was sick.