The Philadelphia Phillies may now own the greatest record in baseball, but some may not be aware of a flaw because of their success. Their relieving corps’s performance is that weakness.
The Phillies bullpen had blown eight saves this season coming into Saturday’s game. It is ranked 24th in opponents batting average (.246), 17th in WHIP (1.32), 20th in strikeouts (169), and 20th in ERA (4.12) among all teams in the league. They would therefore undoubtedly appreciate assistance to strengthen their relief forces.
Mason Miller of the Oakland Athletics is one of the best and fastest-rising relievers in the game, and he would surely have a big influence on the Phillies.
At That Ball’s Outta, we After rumors circulated that the A’s were considering bids for the 25-year-old fireballer, Here recently proposed a fair trade package for Miller.
Crazy Phillies prospect trade ideas for Mason Miller are suggested by a former general manager.
Knowing that the Athletics are asking for a high price, former MLB general manager Jim Bowden, who is currently employed by The Athletic, came up with some ridiculous (subscription required) trade proposals, at least from the Phillies’ point of view.
In response to a reader’s question regarding what the Phillies would need to offer Oakland in exchange for Miller, Bowden said that they would have to give up both Andrew Painter and Aidan Miller, two of their best pitching prospects, in addition to their top positional prospect. That means it will need not just the No. 2 prospect from the Phillies, according to MLB Pipeline, but also their No. 1 or No. 3 prospect?
Maybe the Phillies might give it some thought if we were discussing a legitimate MLB superstar or a player with a solid track record. But to part with two of their best three prospects for a player who isn’t as good as Ronald Acuña Jr. or Shohei Ohtani? Not in a manner.
After all, since Chase Utley, Aidan Miller may be one of the Phillies’ most anticipated infield prospects. Furthermore, Abel and Painter are regarded as the Phillies’ prospective front-end starters in the rotation. That’s in spite of the fact that Painter is now recuperating from Tommy John surgery, and Abel faced some difficulties in 2024.
Mason Miller was still pitching as a starter and reliever during the previous season, when he had an ERA of 3.78 and a 1.20 WHIP over 10 games. What’s more, in three of his four relief appearances, he gave up runs.
He has pitched in 18 games this season, recording a fantastic 1.96 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, and 10 saves.
More significantly, throughout his brief major league career, Mason Miller has never thrown more than 33 1/3 innings in a single season. Thus, we should wait and see how he performs when his workload increases and whether or not his domination and velocity hold up before everyone declares him the new Mariano Rivera.
Even in that scenario, a package including one of the Phillies’ top three prospects along with a few lesser prospects would be seen as a more practical transaction if Miller continues to put up strong statistics and the team wants to investigate dealing for him. Otherwise, there’s no agreement!
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