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Miller

Miller draws the short straw from a roster construction standpoint with Los Angeles needing to free up a spot for Emmet Sheehan. The 27-year-old showed well in his return to the big leagues, allowing one run over three innings to pick up a win in relief against the Nationals on Sunday. He figures to return at some point before the regular season concludes.

Good for Miller, who was making his first MLB appearance since May 24, 2025. It was his first win since Aug. 20, 2024. The one run he allowed came when he grazed Dylan Crews with a rain-slicked curveball in his first inning of work, forcing in a run. He retired seven in a row afterwards, though he did need Kyle Tucker to rob Harry Ford of a homer to pull that off. It’d be nice to see him stick around after this, but the Dodgers might swap him out in order to recall Emmet Sheehan prior to Monday’s game.

After missing the entire season-to-date with shoulder soreness that cropped up during the spring, Miller is finally ready to debut with the Dodgers. He’ll be available out of the bullpen on Sunday and could wind up piggybacking with Justin Wrobleski.

Miller struck out three and averaged 97.3 mph with his fastball in his third minor league appearance. The Dodgers will eventually need to activate him from the injured list and likely will option him to Triple-A when it happens, but perhaps he’ll see some bullpen time in September.

Miller struck out three, didn’t walk anybody, and threw 60 percent of his pitches for strikes. He sat 96.9 mph on his four-seam fastball, which is down from where he usually sits but still pretty solid. He got plenty of swings and misses on his curve, but he really struggled to command his changeup and slider. Still, it’s nice to see Miller back on the mound after dealing with shoulder soreness all season

Another bad surprise here. The Dodgers didn’t admit that anything was wrong with Miller initially this spring, and by the time they revealed he experienced shoulder soreness, he was already back throwing off a mound. If Miller is able to contribute this year, it will be as a reliever.

It was only about 10 pitches for Miller, who has been fighting a shoulder issue. The Dodgers intend to keep Miller in the bullpen this season after he finished last year there in the minors, and he’ll either open up on the IL or in Triple-A.

The Dodgers figure to add a couple experienced bullpen arms at the trade deadline, but their recent avalanche of injuries has forced them to move Miller to a relief role as a potential in-house alternative. The 26-year-old former top prospect continues to battle control issues at the Triple-A level, but his stuff figures to play up in shorter bursts out of the bullpen. He’s highly unlikely to make a fantasy impact in the near future, but we’ve seen countless examples of failed starters turning into quality relievers in the past.

The 26-year-old hurler was called up from Triple-A on Saturday to add a fresh arm to the bullpen and he gave up one run on two hits over his two innings of work against the Mets. He’ll return to the rotation at Triple-A Oklahoma City where he’ll stay ready until the Dodgers’ need him again. Chris Stratton was added to the roster in a corresponding move on Sunday.

Miller is up to give the Dodgers a potential multi-inning option after their 13-inning game against the Mets on Saturday. The Dodgers optioned Matt Sauer to make room for Miller on the roster.