I think Bimbo is spot on with Trevor Crowe.
You can't go by OPS, because every league is different. An .800 OPS in the Eastern League may equal an .825 OPS in the Texas League, and we all know about the PCL.
But if you look at wRC+, Crowe is right on the money.
This year, the first that Miller has seen MLB pitching, his wRC+ in AAA was 130. The year that Crowe first made it to MLB, his OPS+ in AAA was 128.
Before that, its difficult to make an exact comparison, because Miller never switched levels mid season, while Crowe usually did. And Miller missed a season, because of Covid, while Crowe missed most of a season for injury. But overall, they were about equally productive in their MiLB careers, with Crowe having a slight advantage.
As for expecting a prospect to start off as veteran player at his peak is beyond foolish, but I dont think anybody really is comparing Miller to Zobrist. They are hoping that Miller becomes a Zobrist LIKE player...a super util guy.
But IMO, if we are truly looking for a Ben Zobrist, strictly a SS until he was 27 and turned into a super util guy, look at our 25 yr old SS.
You can't go by OPS, because every league is different. An .800 OPS in the Eastern League may equal an .825 OPS in the Texas League, and we all know about the PCL.
But if you look at wRC+, Crowe is right on the money.
This year, the first that Miller has seen MLB pitching, his wRC+ in AAA was 130. The year that Crowe first made it to MLB, his OPS+ in AAA was 128.
Before that, its difficult to make an exact comparison, because Miller never switched levels mid season, while Crowe usually did. And Miller missed a season, because of Covid, while Crowe missed most of a season for injury. But overall, they were about equally productive in their MiLB careers, with Crowe having a slight advantage.
As for expecting a prospect to start off as veteran player at his peak is beyond foolish, but I dont think anybody really is comparing Miller to Zobrist. They are hoping that Miller becomes a Zobrist LIKE player...a super util guy.
But IMO, if we are truly looking for a Ben Zobrist, strictly a SS until he was 27 and turned into a super util guy, look at our 25 yr old SS.