QUINTON MILLER

11/28/89; '08 20th; Medford, NJ (HS)
R/R; 6-1, 185

Level	W-L-Sv	G	GS	IP	H	BB	K	ERA	OAVG	OOBP	OSLG
2008 HS	5-1-0	7		43.0	24	8	72	1.90

Miller is one of a number of players selected by the Pirates who fell due to bonus demands. Baseball America rated him the 158th best draft prospect and the best prospect in New Jersey. He missed much of his junior year due to tendonitis. He throws a fastball that sometimes is in the 86-90 range and sometimes 93-94, as well as a good slider and average change. He has a commitment to North Carolina. The Pirates drafted players in the later rounds who figure to be hard to sign with the idea that they'd make a run at some of those players if they were unable to sign one or more of their earlier choices. In Miller's case, the idea may have been to sign either him or 10th round pick Drew Gagnon. After it became clear on the day before the deadline that Gagnon would not sign, the Pirates signed Miller the next day for $900,000. He isn't expected to pitch before fall instructional league.

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