PEORIA, Ariz. -- D-backs left-hander Jared Miller has followed Red Sox ace David Price's career closely as both are former standouts at Vanderbilt University who have crossed paths during offseason workouts there.
A week before Spring Training, Miller mentioned to Price that he noticed Price had been throwing a shorter version of his slider, almost a cutter.
"We were playing catch one day and he showed me the grip," Miller said. "It was something I toyed around with a little bit. This was literally like one week before Spring Training last year. I just started messing around with it playing catch.