Aaron Miles
| AB | 2827 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .281 |
| OBP | .32 |
| SLG | .352 |
| HR | 19 |
- Full name Aaron Wade Miles
- Born 12/15/1976 in Pittsburg, CA
- Profile Ht.: 5'8" / Wt.: 180 / Bats: S / Throws: R
- School Antioch
- Debut 09/11/2003
- Drafted in the 19th round (529th overall) by the Houston Astros in 1995.
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Miles needed two years to get out of Rookie ball and three more to escape low Class A. His perseverance finally paid off in 2003, when he made his major league debut with the White Sox. Following a December trade for disappointing Juan Uribe, Miles could be the Rockies' Opening Day starter at second base. Though his big league résumé consists of a 4-for-12 performance with three doubles last September, Miles is a better hitter than his competition, which consists of Benji Gil, Denny Hocking and Damian Jackson. He broke through with an MVP season in the Double-A Southern League in 2002, and he encored with a rookie-of-the-year performance in the Triple-A International League last year. He's not big and looks like a David Eckstein-style pest at the plate, but he has legitimate gap power. He's a tremendous contact hitter from both sides of the plate, though he doesn't draw many walks. IL managers rated him the league's best defender at his position, but he's really an offensive second baseman. His speed, range and arm are ordinary, though he does have soft hands. He has superb instincts and does the little things well, which is how he survived in the minors as long as he did. If Miles can't make Colorado's starting lineup, the Greek Olympic team wants him for theirs. His great-grandfather was born in Greece, which could be Miles' ticket to the Athens Games if he's not in the majors in August.
