After a bit of a trade deadline shakeup, the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system still remains one of the best in baseball. They parted ways with pitcher Mick Abel and catcher Eduardo Tait in the Jhoan Duran swap with the Minnesota Twins and were able to hold onto their top three prospects in the process.
It's a good thing they did, as Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford have a great chance to help the club out this season, and Aidan Miller is one of the more highly touted shortstop prospects in the league. Despite experiencing a down year in his first full season for Double-A Reading, Miller's on a hot streak that has him breaking records for one of MiLB's oldest teams.
Aidan Miller just broke a Fightin Phils record amid his hot stretch
Miller's .233/.351/.375 slash line won't jump off the page to any observer, but the young shortstop has been on a tear over his last week-plus worth of games. He's riding an eight-game hit streak entering Thursday, slashing .387/.486/.613 over that stretch with a home run, four RBIs and seven runs scored.
Miller's average was sitting at .217 before his hitting streak that he extended to eight games in Reading's 8-1 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Wednesday. It was that game in which Miller stole his 40th bag of the season, the most ever by a Reading shortstop in a single season.
Stolen base number 4⃣0⃣ for Aidan Miller this season
— Reading Fightin Phils (@ReadingFightins) August 6, 2025
He's the first R-Phil since 2009 to steal 40+ bases in a season! pic.twitter.com/19VYWKLNro
The last player in Reading's franchise history to swipe over 40 bags was outfielder Quintin Berry, as the current Chicago Cubs third base coach stole 48 in 2009. Miller's 40 stolen bases and counting shattered his 2024 total of 23 and is a great sign that he isn't afraid to show off his speed. MLB Pipeline's No. 18 prospect also went 3-for-4 with his ninth homer of the season in the game prior to breaking the stolen base record.
The Phillies definitely want their 2023 first-round pick to further develop his game in Double-A, where he'll most likely finish the season. Miller's still only 21, so the organization has no need to rush his development. We could expect to see Miller up at Triple-A Lehigh Valley as early as next year if he continues to rake at this pace.