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Miller

At the beginning of the season Alabama had a couple of options at the hot corner: They could go with the best defensive player or the best bat. They chose the best offensive threat in Miller and he has greatly rewarded that decision. With good plate discipline and righthanded power production, Miller leads off and provides an immediate threat of extra bases. He’s currently second in the SEC in batting average (.435), sixth in OBP (.510) and seventh in SLG (.824) boosted by nine homeruns. He’s also the quintessential example of the sum is greater than the parts. With solid, but not spectacular tools across the board (40 runner down the line, 40 defender, 45 arm strength, 55 raw power) the 5-foot-11 infielder is not the poster child for an early round draft pick, but he is a very good college baseball player that maximizes what he does have. Miller will not be selected in the first round like Mississippi State’s Justin Foscue was in 2020, but he is similar to Foscue in many ways. With continued high-level performance, expect to hear Miller’s name called sometime during the middle of Day Two this summer.