The San Diego Padres’ top closer has returned to the team ahead of their series opening against the Texas Rangers.
Due to a personal issue, he was unable to play in the three games against the St. Louis Cardinals. On Monday, he was added to the bereavement/family medical leave list.
He needs to take care of a personal issue. Prior to Monday’s game, manager Craig Stammen stated, “He wants to keep it private.” “We will miss him in the coming days.”
The Padres have to create room on the roster for Miller now that he is back. Bradgley Rodriguez, a right-handed pitcher, is being optioned to the Arizona Complex League in a somewhat unexpected move.
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee reports that the Padres are sending Rodriguez down “for some rest.”The Padres had been planning to give him a break at some point,” Acee wrote on X.
Padres Optioning Bradgley Rodriguez Amid Breakout Season
For the Padres, Rodriguez, 22, is having a breakthrough season.
Rodriguez has a 2.10 ERA in 34.1 innings with 32 strikeouts and 12 walks in 31 appearances this season. He starts three games, finishes four, and records four holds for San Diego, doing a little bit of everything.
For the Padres, Rodriguez, 22, is having a breakthrough season. In the midst of his outstanding season, the Padres probably believe that this is a decent squad to give him some respite.
He will therefore be spending at least the next two weeks at the Arizona Complex League.
With a 0.90 ERA in 29 games this season, Miller is having a historic 2026 campaign.
Miller has an incredible 59 strikeouts in 30 innings of work and is a perfect 19-for-19 in save opportunities.
In almost every key metric on Baseball Savant, including predicted ERA, expected batting average, fastball velocity, average exit velocity, whiff %, strikeout percentage, barrel percentage, and hard-hit percentage, Miller is ranked in the 100th percentile in MLB.
