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US Presswire photo Veteran Koyie Hill is a career .210 hitter in parts of nine big-league seasons. |
Hill, 33, is a career .210 hitter in parts of nine seasons with the Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Cubs. After serving in a semi-regular capacity with Chicago the last three years, Hill appeared in only 11 games this season, hitting .179. He was designated for assignment last week and became a free agent after refusing an assignment to Class AAA Iowa.
After a run of injuries to Wilson Ramos, Sandy Leon and Carlos Maldonado, the Nationals found themselves thin on catchers at the minor-league level. Syracuse currently has a catching tandem of Jeff Howell and James Skelton, though Skelton just landed on the disabled list himself.
Hill, a switch-hitter, could wind up as the Nationals' backup catcher at some point this season if the club feels the need for some veteran assistance for starter Jesus Flores.
8 comments:
Interesting that he refused AAA assignment with Cubs, but took one with us.
Sonny.. he was blocked in Chicago, they have Soto and some kid, Clevenger (?).
Steve Clevenger would be a nice pickup--lefty bat with some pop--if the Nats had any way to use him long-term, but they don't, and the Cubs do. I wondered if Rizzo might not get Hill to fill in at AAA.
Giovany Soto, btw, was also on the DL until yesterday.
Made me laugh: Hill's a switch hitter- guess that means he can't hit from either side of the plate
Made me laugh: Hill's a switch hitter- guess that means he can't hit from either side of the plate
I won't say anything about Hill hitting .210.....except that it is almost as "high" as Zimmerman! I really DO love the Nats!!! GO NATIONALS!! I just don't want to take the time to analyze everything like you guys do.
Rabbit, something tells me time isn't the only factor there.
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