Rob Thomson confirmed unfortunate news regarding Aidan Miller. The young prospect is dealing with a back issue, though it is not considered serious. The first signs of concern surfaced earlier when Bryce Harper mentioned that the Philadelphia Phillies needed to get the young player healthy.
“Phillies prospect Aidan Miller has a sore back. Phillies want to be careful with him so he’s taking it easy this week, getting treatment. If he was healthy, he would’ve played yesterday in Dunedin,” wrote Todd Zolecki on X (@toddzolecki) regarding the situation.
Miller played 108 games last season, marking the second-heaviest workload of his minor league career to date. He totaled 105 hits, 13 home runs and posted a .259 batting average, making it a highly productive year overall.
Harper said it — but not the full story
It was Harper who first referenced Miller’s injury earlier in the day, surprising many Phillies fans who were unaware of the situation. At the time, few details were available. However, once manager Rob Thomson clarified the matter shortly afterward, it became clear that information had already been shared internally.
“I need him to get healthy, because he could help us by the end, obviously,” Harper said during a media session with NBC Sports Philadelphia. Harper also took the opportunity to call Team USA’s victory over Canada in the Olympic gold medal hockey game “amazing.”
“Aidan Miller increased his stock as much as any prospect in the second half of the season. He improved just about every aspect of his game. Miller was one of the most productive minor league hitters after the break while looking comfortably above average at shortstop,” wrote Aram Leighton, co-founder of Just Baseball.