Report: '20 teams have checked in on' Braves starter Shelby Miller
The rebuilding (or retooling) Atlanta Braves have already traded one of their most highly-valued assets in Andrelton Simmons. While general manager John Coppolella says the team won't be trading Freddie Freeman, they could be looking to deal starter Shelby Miller.
According to a report from Jon Heyman at CBS Sports, they certainly have no shortage of suitors for the 25-year-old righty:
"Shelby Miller has been a target of theirs [the Arizona Diamondbacks], but 20 teams have checked in on him, including also the rival Giants and Dodgers."
20 teams! That's an incredible amount. While that doesn't mean the Braves are guaranteed to make a deal, you can bet they will be able to drive up the price of Miller by pitting a few teams against each other.
Miller lost an MLB-high 17 games last season, but that was mostly a product of pitching for a bad team -- he carried a 3.02 ERA across 205 1/3 innings. He's also been a workhorse, starting at least 30 games in each of the last three seasons.
The Braves acquired the Texas native prior to the 2015 season in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, giving up Jordan Walden and Jason Heyward.
Miller is under team control through the 2018 season.
