It was hard not to be trepidatious about Bryce Miller coming into spring training. The bone spur he had in 2025 was not a small problem, and he didn't even have offseason surgery to fix it.
And yet, there he is. Just strutting around Seattle Mariners camp in Peoria talking about how good he feels and, as if to prove his point, pumping high-90s fastballs like it's nothing. He averaged 97.3 mph in his spring training debut on Thursday, a 2.5 mph increase over his average from last season.
As for his decision to go the non-surgical route with the bone spur in his right elbow — which caused not one, but two IL stints in 2025 — Miller has no regrets.