It’s been an up and down 2025 for Bryce Miller, but his latest update has the Seattle Mariners hoping to see him return to form next season.
Bryce Miller entered the 2025 season with plenty being expected of him, after leading the best rotation in baseball with a 3.4 WAR last year. Instead, he endured a tumultuous campaign with the Seattle Mariners, not helped by spending two stints on the Injured List with lingering right elbow inflammation.
In an interesting turn of fate though Miller ended up being arguably the Mariners’ most reliable starter during the postseason, despite only being called back into the role due to Bryan Woo suffering his own injury issues. Miller’s resilience was highlighted by going 6.0 innings in Game 1 of the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays and only giving up two hits, three walks and one earned run in a 3-1 win.
However, even as Miller showed just how tough he was, there was concern about a bone spur which was diagnosed in his elbow back in late May and resulted in him receiving a PRP injection. More specifically, that no matter how carefully he was handled throughout the remainder of the 2025 campaign he would still require offseason surgery.
Surgery no longer on the agenda for Bryce Miller
Well, as per Adam Jude of The Seattle Times, Miller has now advised he won’t need surgery after all. Instead, he will have a follow-up appointment with renowned elbow specialist Dr. Keith Meister to decide the next-steps in the treatment of his small bone spur.
As you would expect the Mariners will continue to take a cautious approach with Miller, with the approach likely to include at least one gel cortisone injection. As per Jude, he said:
“Now that we know how to deal with the bone spur, we can figure out what we need to do exactly with it and go from there”
Mariners need a return to a healthy rotation next year
Certainly a fully healthy Miller would be a huge boost for the Mariners as they take aim at once again challenging for a World Series spot next season. He was tremendous during the 2024 season with a 2.94 ERA, 126 ERA+ an 0.976 WHIP, but struggled throughout this year with a 5.68 ERA, 67 ERA+ and 1.406 WHIP.
However, Miller can look ahead with confidence after a tremendous postseason which saw him produce a 2.51 ERA in 14.1 combined innings spread over three appearances. He said:
“The season didn’t go, personally, anywhere near how I wanted it to. But I finished the year the best I felt all year — three good starts, I felt like. My body and my arm feel good, so just get better, get fully healthy and be ready to go from Day 1 next year.”
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Taking everything into account, what’s your prediction for which version of Miller the Mariners will see next year? The one from last year and during these playoffs, the one from the 2025 regular season, or somewhere in between? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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