Ex-Hornets, Bats, Hoppers in MLB
Gonna try to make this a reasonably regular feature. Click here for the status and stats of former Greensboro Minor Leaguers now in the Majors.
This week's Ex-Hornet-Bat-Hopper profile belongs to Jai Miller, a speedy outfielder who played two full seasons here, hitting .205 in 2004 and .207 the following year. Nothing if not consistent, right? To Miller's credit, he kept working at it and the Marlins didn't give up on him. He advanced to Albuquerque this season and got a call-up Sunday morning. He struck out to end the game, and immediately afterwards, the Marlins announced they were sending him back to Triple-A. A few hours after that, Miller's name popped up on the team's disabled list. That's a busy day.
Miller now hopes he can get healthy and return to the Marlins, thereby ensuring he won't wind up on this list someday.
An interesting personnel move today from the Marlins: Catcher Torrey Langley, barely hitting his weight in Greensboro, has been promoted to Albuquerque. This doesn't seem like a permanent move, but Langley is only 20 and has to be jacked for the chance.