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Indians pitching prospect Miller to see doctor


Indians pitching prospect Miller to see doctor
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) - Cleveland Indians prospect Adam Miller will have his right middle finger examined by a doctor on Monday and manager Eric Wedge said the right-hander won't break camp with the team.

It's another setback for Miller, whose development has been delayed by one injury after another. Despite an overpowering fastball when healthy, Cleveland's first-round draft pick in 2003 has never pitched in the majors.

"We're going to get a good look at him Monday and Tuesday just to find out if and how serious it is," Wedge said. "It is kind of a funky thing. We are not sure what it is right now. It is disappointing to everybody, especially Adam."

Miller was supposed to play catch Sunday, but rested instead.

"There's no pain, no swelling, but I can't bend the tip of the finger and it just doesn't feel normal," said Miller, who came to spring training seeking a spot in the bullpen.

Miller had missed 10 days of throwing with soreness in the finger before playing catch from 75 feet on Friday.

"Everything was OK then, until I felt just a little something on my last toss," he said. "So I'm going to see a physician in Scottsdale and then my surgeon from Baltimore will be here Tuesday."

Dr. Tom Graham operated on Miller's finger on May 27 and was scheduled to come out to Indians camp anyway.

"I had no problems during my throwing program in the fall and pitching winter ball," Miller said. "It feels like the same thing I had in 2007, but not to the same extent."

Miller, whose fastball has reached 100 mph on the radar gun, missed much of the 2005 season with a strained elbow, but came back the next year to go 15-6 with a 2.75 ERA at Double-A Akron at age 21.

He was limited to 65 innings in 2007 with the strained ligament in his middle finger, a condition that resurfaced after only 28 2-3 innings at Triple-A a year ago.


Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: March 16, 2009

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