Adam Wayne Miller (born November 26, 1984) is an American former

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Career

Miller graduated from

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in 2003 and was selected by the

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as a sandwich pick (31st overall) in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. After a strong campaign in with Lake County and Kinston, elbow problems in slowed down his rise through the ranks. Miller only managed 15 starts combined between

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and Kinston. Healthy again and rated as the organization's top prospect by '' Baseball America'', his journey toward the big leagues resumed in . He started the 2008 season as a starting pitcher with the Triple-A

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after being placed on the 40-man roster for the Cleveland Indians in November . When healthy, Miller throws a mid-90s mph four-seam

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, a high-80s mph

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, a sinker and a

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. In 2009, Miller had reconstructive surgery on the middle finger of his throwing hand. As of December 2009, Miller had four surgeries to various parts of his right arm. Miller has returned to AA Akron with the Indians organization, where reports have him hitting 94-96 MPH on the radar gun. The Indians declined to offer him a major league contract by the December 2009 non-tendering deadline, but signed him to a minor league contract December 13. On January 4, 2012, Miller signed a minor league contract with the

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, receiving an invitation to spring training. Miller played with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2013. He signed a minor league contract with the

to return to Minor League Baseball on March 18, 2014.Indians bring back former prospect Miller
/ref> On December 18, 2014, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Miller.

References

External links

Stats from minorleabuebaseball.com
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