The Phillies recently added three players from the independent league ranks. Corner infielder Brandon Lewis (York Revolution/Atlantic League), third baseman Tyler Miller (Lancaster Stormers/Atlantic League), and second baseman Daunte Stuart (NJ Jackals/Frontier League) all signed minor league deals with the Phillies.
Lewis is 27 and was originally signed by the Dodgers back in 2019. He reached as high as Double-A Tulsa in 2024 where he hit .208 in 73 games. After the 2024 season, Lewis was released by the Dodgers and last May he signed with York. In 105 games with the Revolution, he batted .255/.338/.429 with 15 home runs, 69 RBI, and nine stolen bases.
This season with York, Lewis had played 44 games and was he hitting .347 with 19 home runs and 59 RBI. He hit 12 home runs in the month of May which was a Revolution record.
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Miller, 26, was named the Atlantic League Player of the Week for the week ending June 7. He went 11-for-25 (.440) in six games at Gastonia last week, hitting three home runs, including his second grand slam of the season. He also drove in 10 runs for the Stormers. The former Auburn Tiger was batting .311 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI this season to go with 15 doubles and an OPS of 1.019 for Lancaster.
Boston drafted Miller in the ninth round of the 2021 Draft and reached as high as Triple-A Worcester in September of 2024, but played in just four games and went 0-for-8. He had an injury riddled season last year with Double-A Portland and hit just .201 in 82 games with the Sea Dogs. The Red Sox released Miller in March and he signed with Lancaster.
Lewis and Miller were both assigned to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
Stuart, 25, is making his debut in affiliated ball and was also assigned to Jersey Shore. He has played in the MLB Draft League for both the West Virginia Black Bears and the Williamsport Crosscutters and graduated from the University of Memphis. Stuart went undrafted and joined the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League this season. In 31 games, Stuart was batting .363/.420/.573/.993 with six home runs, 23 RBI, and 27 runs scored.
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