Wade Miley. Derek Johnson deserves a raise and a new corvette with some dice hanging from the rear-view mirror, but it’s absolutely, positively Wade Miley here.
The lefty spun an absolute gem in the series opener against Cleveland, once again giving the Cincinnati Reds a rock in their rotation after the notable departures from last season. It’s something he’s done pretty repeatedly so far in 2021, which has been even more important as Sonny Gray was eased back into things slowly.
Oh, he also threw A NO HITTER! A GRADE-A, FIRST-CLASS, NON-GMO, FREE RANGE CAGE FREE NO FREAKIN’ HITTER!