Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch writes that he’s “been told a few times” the Cardinals will pursue reliever Andrew Miller in free agency.
Trying to upgrade over the likes of Randy Choate as late-inning southpaw bullpen options makes sense, but Miller is much more than a left-handed specialist and ranks among the elite relievers in baseball. In other words, he’s going to cost a ton.
This season Miller threw 62 innings with a 2.02 ERA and 103/17 K/BB ratio while holding opponents to a .153 batting average and .456 OPS. And he has the dominant raw stuff to match those great numbers.
