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gomerhodge71
Granted, the three starts by Hill are more of a stroke of luck than an indication of things to expect, but he’s a far sight better than Craig Breslow. Hill was with the Sox a few years back and did well then, also. They should retain Hill and give Breslow his walking papers.
watson711
Swings and misses aren’t luck. He’s legitimately dominating major league hitters.
mookiessnarl
You can’t really know that it’s just luck. There are some interesting stats that look at his break and lateral movement. He had similar results in the Independent League. And he hasn’t been healthy or a starter for many seasons. It may be a fluke, but it may not. Only time will tell.
johnsilver
It’s not a fluke, his curve is nasty and has been. He can’t maintain it without hurting his arm. You watch, it always happens. He throws 50% plus curves and watch him throw it, different 3/4 angle or not, it even looks painful.
He has had TJ surgery, several different arm injuries. Problem isn’t just the loss of control, which the new angle has supposedly fixed, it’s he can’t maintain throwing 50-65% curveballs 75-90 times every 5 days. His curve has one of the biggest breaks in the game.. Bar none. When he remade himself several years back? That was the pitch he did it with and immediately led to arm injury No.1 and it’s been a long trail ever since.
I’d STILL love to see Dombrowski throw 2m his way at a hope and a promise, they threw away 2m on Breslow for nothing this year, at least Hill offers maybe 8-10 games before going out for the season.. Maybe 2-3, but I see no reason he’s not worth a 2m gamble on staying healthy THAT long before he blows out his elbow once again.
Cam
Well, 41% curveballs this year according to PitchFX. Not quite 50-65%, but up there. He’s all but abandoned his slider so far, a frequently cited pitch as a cause of injury.
We’ll see.
Nobby
There is no way Hill’s arm holds up for a full season. Too bad, the Sox could use starting pitchers.
Jrankin1246
McAdam made an error in the column stating that Hill was 34 (he’s 35) and it carried over to your summation.