Seattle Mariners Move Bryce Miller to Bullpen, So What Happens Now?
The M's right-hander has struggled over the last two months are so, and the Mariners are making a change. Manager Dan Wilson spoke to the media in Toronto about that while also providing health updates on Brendan Donovan and Matt Brash.
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Brady Parkes here, MarinersRoundtable.com and your Refuse to Lose Territory podcast host.
We spoke to manager Dan Wilson before the start of the Mariners-Blue Jays series on Friday, and Bryce Miller is heading to the bullpen.
Wilson says it's not permanent.
It is at least temporary, again, for now, to try to get Miller back on track.
He's one and eight with an ERA over six in his last nine starts.
The Mariners have lost 22 to nothing and 19 to two in his last, two starts out there, so Bryce Miller heads to the bullpen.
Dan Wilson said, "Look, there's obviously a lot of goals with Bryce Miller.
I don't know how all of them are gonna be accomplished here."
They wanna keep him stretched out, I'm sure, and they value his ability to throw multiple innings.
Wilson also said he can throw one inning at a time if they need him to.
So there's a bunch of options here, and again, I don't know if the Mariners will be able to accomplish everything that they might want with Miller.
Again, keep the pitch count up, but also use him in a one-inning burst.
Also, get him right.
Also, get his confidence up.
There's a lot of things at play here.
But for now, the Mariners will roll with the traditional five-man rotation, and Bryce Miller will head to the bullpen.
Starting in his place on Sunday will be Logan Gilbert.
So Emerson Hancock on Friday, Cade Anderson on Saturday, and Logan Gilbert on Sunday.
The Mariners enter this series at 64 and 70, three games back in the American League West, four games back in the wild card.
It's an ALCS rematch.
The Blue Jays are a half game ahead of the Mariners in the wild card standings.
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