LOS ANGELES — After pitching for parts of 12 major league seasons and for
10 different major league organizations, Rich Hill finally has his big payday
in baseball. Heading into his age-37 season, the veteran left-hander has signed
with the Dodgers on a three-year deal, the team announced on Monday.
Hill will make $48 million over the three years, per Andy McCullough of the
LA Times, which is right in line with what was reported on Saturday when the
deal was close.
Hill was one of the best pitchers in baseball in 2016, when he was on the mound.
He was 12-5 with a 2.12 ERA in 20 regular season starts between the A’s and
Dodgers, with 129 strikeouts and 33 walks in 110⅓ innings. His ERA was second
in the majors among pitchers in at least 100 innings, bested only by
Clayton Kershaw.
Hill was limited to just 20 starts thanks to a minor groin injury and blister
problems, but even then his 110⅓ innings were his most pitched since 2007,
when he pitched 195 innings for the Cubs. But in the eight years in between,
Hill totaled only 182 innings, and in his career has only pitched a total of
610⅓ major league innings.
But despite his advanced age and spotty long-term track record, Hill's
performance made him stand out in a particularly weak pitching market and
contributed to him getting a three-year deal.
Hill made $6 million on a one-year deal signed with the A’s before the 2015
season.
The Dodgers acquired Hill along with outfielder Josh Reddick from Oakland on
Aug. 1 in exchange for pitchers Frankie Montas, Jharel Cotton and Grant Holmes.
Hill made only six regular season starts during the regular season for
Los Angeles, but three of them were scoreless, including seven perfect innings
on Sept. 10 in Miami. Hill with the Dodgers had a 1.83 ERA with 39 strikeouts
and just five walks in 34⅓ innings.
In the postseason, Hill posted a 3.46 ERA in three starts, including six
scoreless innings to beat the Cubs in Game 3 of the NLCS. Hill struck out 19
and walked six in 13 innings in October.
With this signing, the Dodgers now have 40 players on their 40-man roster.
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简单来说，投出生涯年的Rich Hill再要迈入37岁的年纪时，拿到一张48M/3Y的合约
他今年的ERA是所有投球局数超过100IP的投手中第二低的，仅次于他的队友