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Cardinals Sign Koyie Hill

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | January 10, 2012 at 4:48pm CDT

The Cardinals have signed catcher Koyie Hill to a minor league deal, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets. Turner Gary Sports represents the longtime Cubs backstop.

Hill, 32, figures to compete with Bryan Anderson and Tony Cruz for playing time behind Yadier Molina. He posted a .194/.268/.276 line in 153 plate appearances for the Cubs last year, stopping 24% of stolen base attempts. The eight-year veteran has a career batting line of .211/.275/.298 and has stopped 28% of the stolen base attempts against him.

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  1. WrigleyTerror37

    14 years ago

    interesting…

    Reply
  2. tfsmag

    14 years ago

    do the cards have better option for backup catcher than Koyie? I’m seriously asking as I have no idea

    Reply
    • cards2WS

      14 years ago

      Tony Cruz and Bryan Anderson. Hill is just insurance.

      Reply
      • rayking

        14 years ago

        I wouldn’t be surprised if Steven Hill moves ahead of him too, he seems to swing a decent bat although I don’t know about his defense.

        Reply
  3. jrav

    14 years ago

    Probably just minor league depth.  Cruz and Anderson are both way better, and we’re going to take one for our backup where we have been signing veteran backups in the past.  Just a minor league replacement for whichever one we take

    Reply
  4. jondogg2010

    14 years ago

    IDC if dude throws out 50% of runners a sub .200 BA is unacceptable.

    Reply
    • CaseyBlakeDeWitt

      14 years ago

      Hey, that’s Kelly Shoppach!

      Reply
    • sourbob

      14 years ago

      He absolutely does not throw out 50%. Or even 25% the last few years. 

      He does supposedly call a good game, though with the lack of quality in Cubs pitchers the last few years, that’s mostly theoretical.

      Reply
  5. baseball52

    14 years ago

    lol

    Reply
  6. Brad

    14 years ago

    I think I speak for all Cubs fans when I say…….BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

    Reply
  7. Seth

    14 years ago

    As a Cubs fan, LMAO

    Reply
    • sam_lammert

      14 years ago

      obviously they know what the’re doin, our last world series:last year yours:last century

      Reply
      • cards2WS

        14 years ago

        😀

        Reply
  8. formerdraftpick 2

    14 years ago

    What ever happened to Reggie Abercrombie who was traded with Koyie Hill?  

    Reply
  9. bonestock94

    14 years ago

    She sounds cute

    Reply
  10. Jimbo504

    14 years ago

    hopefully they just give it to Cruz, he filled in nicely last year.

    Reply
    • stl_cards16

      14 years ago

      I think it’s his spot to lose. It would have to take a pretty bad spring training from Cruz for Anderson or Hill to be considered,IMO.

      Not a bad signing though. With the serious pitching talent the Cardinals are going to have going through AAA the next couple years, it will be nice to have a catcher with big league experience to work with.

      Reply
      • sourbob

        14 years ago

        You may be right about the AAA thing. Hill’s good clubhouse/game calling rep make sense in a AAA environment focused on developing young pitchers… even if he can’t throw out runners or hit.

        Reply
  11. Cosmo3

    14 years ago

    Most. Useless. Player. Ever. 

    Reply
    • KeithLawSucksInStl

      14 years ago

      Good enough to play in 206 games for the Cubs the last 3 years… So yes, useless.

      Reply
      • stewie75

        14 years ago

        pretty sure theriot started even more for us and… ehh, I don’t even need to finish this comment do I?

        Reply
    • Dan Mazzaro

      14 years ago

      I’ve never seen a worse hitter at any level of the game..

      Reply
      • sourbob

        14 years ago

        Never seen a pitcher hit?

        Reply
    • sourbob

      14 years ago

      Although I feel compelled to point out he’s supposedly an absolute top-shelf character/clubhouse guy, as a Cub fan, I still kinda have to agree. Kinda bad defensively… positively abysmal as a hitter.

      Reply
  12. Ben Zetlitz

    14 years ago

    This is far from a rare occurrence. Back-up catchers who are no longer serviceable are often snagged up by division rivals to give away their secrets.

    Reply
  13. garyleet

    14 years ago

    The Cards are just stocking up on catchers so they have something to fall back on after the Cubs sign Molina next year.

    Reply
    • mike-5

      14 years ago

      HA. Dude tdidnt they says Albert would sign with the Cubs? Molina ixs more loyal then Pujols. He wont get 100 million. Therefore itll be easier to resign him He wont play for the Cubs, he likes WINNING. Something the Cubs havent done in what a million years?

      What part of Minor league deal dont you Cub fans get? His gonna be on the Memphis Redbirds, not the St. Louis Cardinals.

      Reply
      • garyleet

        14 years ago

        I tip my cap to Cardinal fans. I put the hook into the water, and only got one bite.

        Reply
    • Gregory Drysdale

      14 years ago

      why would Yadi leave a winning team and go to a losing team?

      Reply
  14. DrHMD

    14 years ago

    Yadi is his own man, not ALbert’s caddie

    Reply
  15. Richard Eichkorn

    14 years ago

    Cubs can’t remember that far back when they won! LOL

    Reply
  16. hgr900

    14 years ago

    I used to have this guy’s rookie card! Then I threw it out when I saw him play

    Reply

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