Jalen Miller, 2B. DOB: 12/19/1996. B-R, T-R. 5'11", 190 lbs. Drafted 2015 Round 3.
A+: .227/.283/.346, 25 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 6 SB, 6.6 BB%, 21.3 K%, 470 PA.
Several analysts keep saying Jalen Miller was "overmatched" in Augusta in 2016 and again in San Jose in 2017. I would say that is the glass half empty way of looking at it. The glass half full way is he was young for both levels and didn't wash out. I saw the San Jose Giants play in San Bernardino in late August and Miller was still the starting 2B and got a couple of hits in that game. At some point, he's going to have to hit better than he did the last 2 years, but he still has time to do that. In the meantime, I still see him as being ahead of the age curve. He was never going to be one of those kids who makes it to the majors at age 20 anyway. Think of it this way: If he had gone to college, he would be just entering his junior or draft year. Most good college draftees don't hit A+ ball until the year after they are drafted so Miller is still at least a year ahead of that timeline. The question for the Giants is do you keep pushing him up to Richmond for his age 21 season where he might be again "overmatched" or do you see if he can improve on his Cal League numbers in 2018? If they leave him in San Jose, where does Kelvin Beltre go?
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I very much hope Jalen Miller will remain at San Jose this year. The kid has great tools, but he needs to have a season where he progresses, dominates, goes through a period of downturn, and then is capable of making an adjustment to the league's adjustment.
ReplyDeleteRichmond is going to bury anyone who cannot hit at A+ the season prior, and I don't think Beltre is a promising enough prospect to risk derailing Miller's career & trajectory. I high higher regard for Miller at this point than for Beltre, though I like them both. Sad to see them slip this far down the prospect chart, but it's still early.
And just to complicate matters, where is Orlando Garcia going to play in 2018?
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