Tim Hill Is Here To Make Things Worse
6 years agoKansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill was a mediocre lefty specialist last year. So far this year, he's a bad batting practice pitcher. Kansas City is in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, and Hill and his bullpen cohorts are one of the main reasons why. Called on to put out the fire in Monday's game, Hill instead gave up a pair of line drives and hit a batter, turning a bases-loaded situation over to Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy would go on to flush the bases over the next couple of hitters, putting KC in an eight-run hole before the inning was over. So far on the season, Hill is drawing swinging strikes on just 4 percent of his pitches, and he's walked three and struck out zero. His 42 strikeouts in 45 innings was nice in deep leagues last year, but he should absolutely be avoided this season.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com