If I wasn't already president of the Brad Miller Fan Club, the rookie's two-homer game Tuesday at Tampa Bay clinched it.
It was his second two-homer game since coming up from the minors June 28. Granted, he has only the four home runs total, but he's done plenty more as the Mariners' starting shortstop. Most notably, he's collected multiple hits in 15 of his 39 games, including five of his last nine for a .333 batting average during that stretch. Granted, he's had a few 0-fers mixed in, making his overall batting average an uninspiring .261, but in Head-to-Head leagues, his steady play makes it seem like it should be higher.
And it probably will be given his knack for hitting the ball where it's pitched. He hit .334 over his minor-league career. Favorable park or not, that's impressive. He also takes walks, splits gaps, steals bases ... he's a jack-of-all-trades type of player. And at shortstop, that can add up to some serious production.
He's now ahead of Starlin Castro and Asdrubal Cabrera at the position in my rest-of-season rankings, and I'd be comfortable starting him there even in shallower leagues.