my knowledge in the contract/arbitration department is pretty limited, but i figure this topic is interesting enough to create a post:

the basic question i have is: do we have team control over miller beyond 2012?

information collection:

contracts till now (according to cots http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2004/12/boston-red-sox.html):

signed a major league contract after being drafted: 2006-2009

renewed contract in 2010

signed minor league contract with boston in for 2011 + 2012 club option

service time: 2.132

am i correct to assume that since his service time is so low (with all that up and demotion/recall action) that he will be under team control until he service time is >6? or does he become a free agent once he has been on a major league roster for 6 calendar years?

how does the major league contract come in play? cots uses the phrase renew instead of re-sign, is that because of the major league contract? where is the difference?

miller was called up on 06/19/11 the day of game #71 let's assume he plays the rest of the season in the majors. thats 91 games remaining -> that would add 0.562 years to service time makeing it 2.694 at the end of 2011. assume miller doesn't reach the 3 years service time in 2012 (beacuse of injury or whatever) would he be signable for league minimum? or will he just become a free agent?

it's actually pretty hard to find information about this, but i hope there are some posters who know that kind of stuff

The padres DFA'd Aaron Poreda today and i just looked over his career stats and they reminded me of Millers.

Both were first round picks.

Both are power lefties.

Both had ok command (not great).

Both were traded in blockbuster trades (Miguel Cabrera/Jake Peavy).

Both lost their command after the trade.

Poreda is just 24 years old, 2 years younger than Miller. I imagine that the Red Sox will be all over him given these similarities. And then there is the Red Sox-Padres connection named Jed Hoyer. What are your thoughts? Poreda in Pawtucket at the end of the month? He's another low(no)-risk-high-upside candidate and Theo is known to take some flyers. I sure would like to see that =)