An offensive-minded shortstop with great patience and power, Clemson grad Brad Miller is a potent force brewing in the Mariner system. After a three year college life in which he hit .339/.452/.485, he signed with the Mariners after being drafted in mid-2011 and promptly did the same thing to A-level pitchers in the Midwest League. Last year, advanced pitching didn't slow him down, either, as he slashed .339/.412/.524 at High Desert, was promptly promoted to AA, and slashed .320/.406/.476 in 40 games thereafter.

Until and unless he shows a weakness, the organization will have to keep moving him up, which means a half-season or so back at Jackson notwithstanding, he's very likely to be suiting up in Mariner blue by midseason.