There’s no greater stage for a rookie pitcher — or any pitcher for that matter — than in entrance of a nationwide viewers within the MLB postseason.
Dodgers rookie beginning pitcher Bobby Miller can be taking that stage in a matter of weeks, because the Dodgers wait to formally see who they are going to match up in opposition to within the 2023 NLDS.
Miller, who made his massive league debut in late Could, has proven that he can sustain with the most effective in baseball. His 3.89 ERA is the fifth-best among the many rookie beginning pitchers with 20 or extra begins below their belt. His .733 win share is the most effective.
Miller is aware of the gravity of the postseason and is honored to have the arrogance from Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts to start out one of many first video games of the NLDS. However he desires to make sure that he doesn’t change his method to the sport, an method that has served him nicely so far.
“It means loads having that belief from Dave,” Miller mentioned. “However on the finish of the day, I simply bought to maintain being myself, not attempt to change who I’m going into the postseason, don’t attempt to pitch any completely different. I’ve been going deep into video games not too long ago so simply attempt to maintain doing that and provides the bullpen a high quality begin, give the offense a high quality begin and simply give the staff an opportunity to win, identical to I attempt to do each different sport.”
(Through SportsNet LA)
With the Dodgers nonetheless reeling from the lack of Julio Urias, who was arrested in September on suspicions of home violence, there can be extra alternatives for younger pitchers like Miller to guide the Dodgers to a different World Sequence title.
Ryan Pepiot is one among them, too. The rookie, who made his first look within the massive leagues final season and missed a lot of the 2023 season as a consequence of damage, has made seven appearances with a 1.85 ERA, and is also making a case to start out within the postseason.
Miller is scheduled to start out the Dodgers’ ultimate sport of the season, in opposition to the San Francisco Giants.
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