Free-agent left-handed reliever Tim Hill and the Chicago White Sox agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million deal on Thursday, according to sources. Hill, 33, became a free agent when he was non-tendered by the San Diego Padres this winter. He'll join a White Sox bullpen where he should see plenty of innings and high-leverage opportunities, which could make him attractive in deep holds leagues in 2024. The side-arming southpaw had a career-worst 5.48 ERA (5.49 FIP) and 1.65 WHIP while walking 14 and striking out 26 in 44 1/3 relief innings for the Friars in his fourth year with the team in 2023. Hill probably isn't going to be very fantasy relevant next year unless he's in the mix for saves and until he can start missing more bats. As of right now, Gregory Santos and Garrett Crochet are the best bets in Chicago for most of the saves.
The San Diego Padres acquired reliever Tim Hill on July 16 in exchange for outfielder Franchy Cordero and pitcher Ronald Bolanos. As a left-handed specialist, the 30-year-old fills an immediate need for the Friars with the recent injury to Jose Castillo (lat). With a 4.11 ERA across two big league seasons, Hill will be utilized primarily against southpaws who he held to a measly .465 OPS last year. As a middle reliever, Hill has minimal fantasy value outside the deepest holds leagues.
Kansas 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.
Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill was called on for the seventh inning on Monday following six shutout frames by teammate Danny Duffy. With KC up 1-0, Hill quickly flooded the bases with runners as he allowed a leadoff double followed by a sharp single that put two men on with no outs. A ground ball from Eddie Rosario pushed the teams into a tie, and Hill was removed so Kevin McCarthy could finish the job and ensure the Royals lost another game. At one time, Hill was considered a possible replacement closer after Kelvin Herrera got dealt, but now carrying an ERA north of 6.00, Hill's lucky to still be in the bigs.
Kansas City Royals reliever Tim Hill was called on to shut down the mighty Astros and preserve a 1-0 lead on Friday night, and he did it in perfect fashion to snag his first major league save. While the inning went swimmingly, it didn't sound like manager Ned Yost was tapping Hill to be his next closer after the game when he told reporters that reliever Wily Peralta was slotted to come in if Hill had allowed any of the three batters to reach base. There is no clear-cut favorite to take the closing job in KC at the moment, so owners probably shouldn't invest in anyone in particular just yet.
Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill got punished for leading the eighth inning off with a pair of walks on Monday night. After striking out Ian Kinsler, Hill gave up a bouncing grounder to Mike Trout that scored the eventual winning run. He then gave up another single to clear the bases and put the Royals in a hole they couldnt crawl out from. Hill was charged with his second loss of the season, and it looks like hell continue to wallow in the middle innings for a bad Kansas City team.
