Los Angeles Dodgers Reportedly Calling Up Top Prospect For Debut

The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly calling up top prospect Bobby Miller to make his major league debut on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, already in first place in the National League West, are getting set to call up one of the most exciting prospects in the sport.

The team is reportedly set to bring up pitching phenom Bobby Miller, who is the organization's No. 2 overall prospect and the 19th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.

The Dodgers are reportedly calling up Bobby Miller -- MLB's No. 19 prospect -- for his Major League debut on Tuesday.

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Miller was a first-round pick of the Dodgers in the 2020 Draft. Here is his full MLB.com prospect profile:

Miller didn't crack Louisville's rotation until partway through his sophomore year and the pandemic ended his junior season after four starts, so several teams had concerns about his delivery and risk. That allowed the Dodgers to grab him with the 29th overall pick in the 2020 Draft and a $2,197,500 bonus, which looks like a steal now that he has a four-pitch repertoire that rivals that of any mound prospect in the Minors. He hit 100 mph while striking out Shohei Ohtani in an exhibition last April and again while fanning the side at the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, highlights from a season in which he whiffed 145 in 112 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A.

Miller throws exceptionally hard and maintains his velocity, parking at 97-99 mph for innings at a time and topping out at 101 with a running four-seamer -- and he also can unveil a two-seamer that reaches triple digits. His upper-80s slider can climb to 92 mph and is a plus-plus weapon with two-plane depth at its best. His upper-80s changeup fades and sinks, giving him a third well above-average pitch at times, and his low-80s curveball is a solid fourth offering.

Since turning pro, Miller has calmed down his delivery and provided more strikes, and there no longer are questions about his ability to remain in the rotation. He needs to improve his pitch sequencing, because he can get too predictable and his fastball sometimes gets hit harder than it should. While he still can refine his overall command and do a better job of finding the zone with his changeup, he's pretty much big league ready and looks like a future frontline starter. 

If he does make his major league debut on Tuesday, it will be against the Atlanta Braves, in Atlanta, at 7:20 p.m. ET.