Elephant Rumblings: Mason Miller struggling with command

Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!

A’s top pitching prospect Mason Miller didn’t lose his stuff while he was recovering from forearm tightness, but he does appear to have lost some of his command.

Miller has allowed two runs in each of his past three appearances—that’s six runs in six innings pitched, though one of those runs was unearned.

Mason is still getting plenty of swing-and-miss, touching triple digits with his lively fastball, and bending the laws of physics with sliders like this:

Mason Miller, Vicious 86mph Slider. pic.twitter.com/y9icBouwjW

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 27, 2023 The young righty is still striking out plenty of batters—he K’d seven of them in the same six…