If Shelby Miller happens to enjoy a huge bounce-back season with the Diamondbacks in 2017, there are at least two words that might help to explain it.
The first word is “anabolic.” The second word is, well, let Miller spill the beans.
“Have you ever heard of anabolic fasting? I’m doing that,” Miller said before making his Cactus League debut Saturday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. “I’m a little bit leaner, but I feel like it’s made me stronger. You know, it’s all irrelevant in some ways. People eat different and people think things work for them and people think that they’re going to do what they think is right.