It’s time to have a conversation about Owen Miller being the best player in baseball.

I have a question, is that good? I’ll hang up and listen.

It’s time, folks. It’s time to have a talk. A talk that has been ignored for far too long by both local and national media as it relates to the Brewers. Because here we are, 7 weeks into the season, and the Brewers have the best player in baseball, and no one is talking about it. Owen. Miller. Owen Miller is on a TEAR. The man collects hits like it’s a bodily function. And it’s not just the offense, he’s playing SPECATULAR defense at a variety of positions. Just two nights ago at the hot corner:

He’s literally doing it all.

Back to his offense. Like most Brewer fans, I was only vaguely aware that he’s been about the only player generating offense for the past three weeks. But I guess I wasn’t completely locked in to HOW great he’s been in the month of May. He’s hitting .404 in the month with an OPS of 1.074. He’s hitting for power and hitting to all fields. That’s 2018/2019 Yeli type stuff. That’s 2009-2012 Ryan Braun type stuff. And it’s not a small sample size. He’s been playing pretty regularly the entire month. I’m not sure how long this type of productivity is going to last, but he’s having arguably one of the best offensive months I’ve seen in my lifetime as a Brewer fan.

All in all, a pretty shrewd move by Matt Arnold is he can continue to produce at even 60% of the clip he’s been on. I’ll be honest, outside of the fact that he’s from Wisconsin (Fredonia, little known fact about Owen), I didn’t pay a ton of attention to his acquisition when they traded for him in the offseason. I glanced at the numbers from his last two seasons in Cleveland, wasn’t blown away, but thought he made sense as a ‘Brewer guy.’ A guy who can play just about any position on the field defensively and hit you .245-.260. Not an everyday player, but a solid utility guy. Not unlike Craig Counsell.

Well, egg meet face. He’s obviously comfortable playing for his hometown team, and has been a revelation on both sides of the plate. And don’t forget, Miller only really played a season and a half at the major league level in Cleveland. Which means he’s still developing and getting comfortable against major league pitching. He hit .204 in 60 games during his first season in Cleveland, .243 in 130 games last season. Now he’s hitting .347 through 33 games with the Brewers. He’s still young (26), so it’s reasonable to think we’re seeing another step forward in his progression as a major league player. Fun!

PS: When the Brewers picked up Miller (for cash and a player to be named later!), he did make me feel VERY old when he gave his first interview. He was asked about playing for his hometown team, and who his favorite player was when he was ‘growing up.’ His answer was Ryan Braun. SHEESH.

Double PS: A Wisconsin kid raking for the Brewers with the last name Miller. It doesn’t get any more marketable than that.