Phillies top prospect’s career proves to be sinking as he makes too much….

Prior to the season, Aidan Miller was selected as a potential breakout player. The MLB Pipeline No. 3 prospect for the Philadelphia Phillies appears to be doing just that. He keeps getting better against opponents in Single-A who he is obviously too good for.

This week, in a career game against the Tampa Tarpons, Miller once again made the case for a promotion. He finished the evening 4-for-5, but it is nothing in comparison to his season-long performance at the bat for the Clearwater Threshers.

The 19-year-old, whose only position in his professional career has been shortstop, had a great start to the season. His explosive start at the plate, which featured a 427-foot home run hit at 106.3 mph, garnered him attention early on.

The draft’s 27th overall selection from the previous year has persisted in his habit of hammering Single-A pitching with a ton of hits. Plenty of hard-hit balls and extra-base hits. He had a.359 batting average and 1.024 OPS in his first nine games, but in his last ten games, he has a.317 batting average and an.879 OPS. During that time, he has four doubles, a home run, and four stolen bases.

The way he’s executing it, with firm contact and fast exit velocities, is even more striking than the counting statistics.

Career night for Phillies’ top prospect confirms once more that he is too good for Single-A
In a 9-8 loss to the Threshers on Wednesday, Miller’s four-hit night included three powerful hits that clocked at over 102 mph. He opened the night with an 88.1 mph double and then blasted a two-run home run at 102.6 mph. But his work was far from over. After hitting his hardest-hit ball of the game, a 107.2 mph double, in the seventh inning, he finished the game with a 104.2 mph single.

With four RBI at the end of the game, he now has 15 for the season. He has a 950 OPS, three home runs, eight doubles, nine stolen bases, and is hitting.338 on the year. Among Florida State League qualified hitters, he has the highest slugging percentage, second-highest batting average, and second-highest OPS.