Reds sign Wade Miley to 2y/$15m deal

[BCubb2003]

Made Wiley.

[kaldaniels]

Last three seasons, 4.62 FIP, 4.31 ERA.

He’s basically a lefty Mahle. Maybe a hair better, assuming Mahle improves.

Meh.

Let those 2 duke it out for that last rotation spot all season long.

Let it be a fair fight though - don’t want Miley’s (relatively) large salary shoehorning him into the spot.

[Wonderful Monds]

I have also always confused Miley with Wade Davis, which on that note, I wonder how well he’d take to a bullpen spot if Mahle really takes the 5th spot by the horns or something.

[redsman2007]

Hopefully DJ can right the ship a bit and Miley can be a serviceable piece of the rotation. I would have definitely preferred Keuchel, but I don't hate this. Hopefully it means a big bat is coming as well.

[Ron Madden]

This could be a solid low risk high reward kinda move

[Coopdaddy67]

Not bad money at all, cheaper than Roark and he gives us a LHP in the rotation.

Agreed. Solid veteran added to the back of the rotation and he's a LHP to boot.

I'm assuming the reason he gets less money is that he's been unreliable innings-wise the past few years, but his numbers have been pretty good the past two. Low risk with a potentially high reward for the Reds.

If Derek Johnson is the key to him returning to his 2018 performance level, it becomes an absolute steal.

[Tom Servo]

Last three seasons, 4.62 FIP, 4.31 ERA.

He’s basically a lefty Mahle. Maybe a hair better, assuming Mahle improves.

Meh.

I don’t really care what Miley did in 2017, he’s been solid in 2018 and 2019. And I’m not anti-Mahle by any means, but he had ample opportunity to hold down a rotation spot and fell apart as the year went on. Would love to see him dominate AAA and then come back to the Reds as either a reliever or fill in starter due to injury.

[kaldaniels]

I’m also a little concerned by how few batters he strikes out anymore combined with how hittable he’s been the last couple years. He could potentially fall off a cliff pretty hard if either of those things continues to slip, but it’s not a ton of money either way.

In limited innings in 2018 he was at 6K/9.

Last year in a full season he was at 7.5.

I imagine he can get by at 7.5, but if that drops, yeah, there’s gonna be trouble.

[Todd Gack]

Solid signing. One of the biggest things I noticed just glancing through last year’s stats is that the 1st Inning was, BY FAR, his worst inning.

[RedTeamGo!]

From Bobbay Nightingale Jr Jr:

Before a rough September, Wade Miley had a 3.06 ERA in his first 28 starts with the Astros.

[kaldaniels]

I hate to have low expectations, but short of falling ass-backwards into a Wash/LA/Hou caliber rotation, this really is as good of a rotation we can hope for (Not counting a mid season rental). They could compete in the postseason, though I wouldn’t favor them against one of those monster rotations.

[Todd Gack]

I hate to have low expectations, but short of falling ass-backwards into a Wash/LA/Hou caliber rotation, this really is as good of a rotation we can hope for (Not counting a mid season rental). They could compete in the postseason, though I wouldn’t favor them against one of those monster rotations.

A great BP can level out the playing field.

[Kc61]

Let those 2 duke it out for that last rotation spot all season long.

Let it be a fair fight though - don’t want Miley’s (relatively) large salary shoehorning him into the spot.

Forget it. Not happening.

[adkindo]

If I recall, Miley was really good last year for like the 1st 70% of season....then nose dived toward the end.

[TheBigLebowski]

I want to like this but it’s not happening yet.