Miller feels ready and fully-equipped to balance the World Baseball Classic with preparing for the MLB regular season, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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After an early-morning throwing session Tuesday, Miller emphasized that the MLB season is what's most important. He's consulted the Indians' training staff on how to handle the WBC after throwing a career-high 93.2 innings in 2016. According to his pitching coach Mickey Callaway, the most important element to the southpaw's participation in the tournament will be to monitor his pitch usage. Callaway noted that Miller has typically thrown a high volume of fastballs in the early stages of spring training, whereas the 31-year-old's slider is his dominant pitch in the regular season. The pitching coach plans to keep in contact with Team USA during the WBC to keep tabs on Miller's pitch usage.