Owen Miller

Owen Miller

26-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Milwaukee Brewers
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Miller was able to carve out a part-time role in 2022, filling in at first base, second base and designated hitter. He produced reverse splits, as the righty hitter logged a .258/.306/.362 slash line against right-handed pitchers compared to a .212/.290/.328 line against southpaws. Miller contributed 51 RBI and 53 runs scored, but hit only six home runs and added two stolen bases. He's mainly a contact hitter, as evidenced by his solid 19.7 percent strikeout rate last season. The Brewers acquired him from Cleveland this offseason in exchange for cash or a player to be named later. Miller has an excellent track record of hitting in the minors, so the Brewers will see if he can take a big step forward against MLB pitching in his age-26 season. He will be competing with Luis Urias and Brice Turang for playing time. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#597
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Brewers in March of 2023.
Batting second Tuesday
2BMilwaukee Brewers
May 30, 2023
Miller (forearm) is starting at second base and batting second Tuesday versus the Blue Jays.
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Miller was removed from Sunday's series finale against the Giants after taking a pitch off his right forearm, but X-rays came back negative for any fractures and he's apparently feeling better following the Brewers' team off day Monday. The 26-year-old holds an impressive .330/.371/.513 slash line with four home runs and six stolen bases in 38 games this season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
1
1
1
1
7
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
7
3
1
1
3
5
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+6%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .630 294 24 5 28 4 .232 .293 .337
Since 2021vs Right .683 522 65 9 56 7 .258 .301 .383
2023vs Left .817 54 6 0 4 1 .347 .389 .429
2023vs Right .888 88 13 4 11 6 .321 .352 .536
2022vs Left .619 155 14 3 15 1 .212 .290 .328
2022vs Right .668 317 39 3 36 1 .258 .306 .362
2021vs Left .532 85 4 2 9 2 .198 .235 .296
2021vs Right .566 117 13 2 9 0 .209 .248 .318
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+12%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+47%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .624 394 37 9 42 4 .216 .277 .347
Since 2021Away .701 422 52 5 42 7 .279 .318 .384
2023Home .849 70 13 3 9 3 .286 .357 .492
2023Away .875 72 6 1 6 4 .371 .375 .500
2022Home .636 222 21 4 27 0 .221 .293 .344
2022Away .666 250 32 2 24 2 .262 .308 .358
2021Home .449 102 3 2 6 1 .162 .186 .263
2021Away .659 100 14 2 12 1 .250 .300 .359
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Stat Review
How does Owen Miller compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.29
 
BB Rate
4.2%
 
K Rate
14.8%
 
BABIP
.367
 
ISO
.165
 
AVG
.331
 
OBP
.366
 
SLG
.496
 
OPS
.862
 
wOBA
.376
 
Exit Velocity
85.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
38.0%
 
Barrels/PA
4.2%
 
Expected BA
.283
 
Expected SLG
.420
 
Sprint Speed
24.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.4%
 
Line Drive %
22.1%
 
Fly Ball %
34.5%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
There's no immediate path to playing time for Miller in 2022, but that shouldn't be too much of a concern. He's a versatile player who is most likely to see time in the infield -- challenging Andres Gimenez at second base or Bobby Bradley at first base -- but he could also move to the outfield if Oscar Mercado doesn't hit well enough to maintain a starting job in right field. Miller didn't do much in 60 games in 2021 for his first taste of big-league action, slashing .204/.243/309 with a 26.7 percent strikeout rate. He's shown promise in the minors as a contact hitter, and the defensive versatility is a plus if he can do enough with the bat to warrant more playing time.
Miller was one of six Padres shipped to Cleveland in the Mike Clevinger trade last August. The infielder wasn't the most hyped of San Diego's prospects who swapped jerseys but is viewed as a solid piece with legitimate big-league potential. After batting .336 in his first season of pro ball, Miller spent most of 2019 with Double-A Amarillo, for whom he slashed .290/.355/.430 over 560 plate appearances. He doesn't wow with power but slugged 13 long balls for the Sod Poodles and has enough pop to hit double-digit homers in the big leagues. In addition, Miller has posted a mid-80s contact rate as a minor-leaguer while striking out less than 15% of the time. Had Cleveland not received two shortstops back in the Francisco Lindor trade, Miller could have threatened for an Opening Day roster spot. He's likely to begin 2021 at Triple-A instead but should make his big-league debut at some point in the campaign.
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X-rays negative
2BMilwaukee Brewers
Forearm
May 28, 2023
Miller (forearm) underwent X-rays that came back negative Sunday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Leaves early with forearm bruise
2BMilwaukee Brewers
Forearm
May 28, 2023
Miller was removed ahead of the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Giants with a bruised right forearm, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports. He went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI prior to departing.
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In leadoff spot Thursday
2BMilwaukee Brewers
May 25, 2023
Miller is hitting leadoff Thursday night against the Giants.
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Hits home run from cleanup spot
2BMilwaukee Brewers
May 24, 2023
Miller went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Astros.
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Bumps up to cleanup spot
2BMilwaukee Brewers
May 24, 2023
Miller will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
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