{"id":26443,"date":"2025-01-16T16:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26443"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:31:44","slug":"breaking-after-reviving-his-2024-season-with-the-yankees-free-agent-reliever-tim-hill-is-now-on-the-mets-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26443","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: After reviving his 2024 season with the #Yankees, free agent reliever Tim Hill is now on the #Mets&#8217; radar."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<header><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GhZAPnGWEAAkdpR.jpg:large\" alt=\"MLB Trade Rumors on X: &quot;After reviving his 2024 season with the #Yankees, free agent reliever Tim Hill is now on the #Mets' radar. https:\/\/t.co\/AhIV9tdpRx https:\/\/t.co\/s8z0W74KK9&quot; \/ X\" \/><\/header>\n<div>\n<p>The Mets have \u201cbeen interested lately\u201d in left-hander <strong>Tim Hill<\/strong>, Newsday\u2019s Tim Healey reports.\u00a0 Hill has now drawn some looks from two different New York boroughs, as the Yankees were also linked to Hill\u2019s market last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Ottavino<\/strong>, <strong>Jake Diekman<\/strong>, <strong>Phil Maton<\/strong>, <strong>Drew Smith<\/strong>, <strong>Brooks Raley<\/strong>, and <strong>Ryne Stanek<\/strong> are all free agents, and the Mets have largely looked to replace this relief depth with an influx of minor league signings and waiver claims.\u00a0 <strong>Griffin Canning<\/strong> was signed to a big league deal and looks to be part of the bullpen mix, as well.\u00a0 Amidst all of these moves, however, <strong>Danny Young<\/strong> is the only southpaw bullpen option on the 40-man roster, so the Mets certainly have a need for more left-handed pitching help.<\/p>\n<p>Signing <strong>Tanner Scott<\/strong> would certainly address the bullpen balance in a major fashion, yet regardless of whether or not the Mets\u2019 pursuit of Scott pans out, a veteran arm like Hill would also help.\u00a0 Hill got a taste of the New York spotlight last season, when he posted an outstanding 2.05 ERA over 44 regular-season innings with the Yankees and then a 1.08 ERA in 8 1\/3 playoffs innings.<\/p>\n<p>A .238 BABIP certainly contributed to that success in the pinstripes, and for an extreme groundball pitcher like Hill, batted-ball luck has largely contributed to his ebbs and flows over his seven MLB seasons.\u00a0 Hill has a 3.99 ERA across 322 1\/3 career innings with the Royals, Padres, White Sox, and Yankees, with an excellent 61.8% grounder rate.\u00a0 He was an average strikeout pitcher at best in the early part of his career, but Hill\u2019s strikeout rate has dropped to just 11.8% over the last three seasons.\u00a0 The decrease in strikeouts has also generally coincided with a dropoff in home runs, as keeping the ball in the park was also an issue for Hill earlier in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Hill turns 35 in February, and given how two rough months with the White Sox preceded his strong showing in the Bronx, the left-hander will surely land just a one-year contract in free agency.\u00a0 That might fit well with David Stearns\u2019 usual approach to investing in relief pitching, as the Mets president of baseball operations has rarely spent much on bullpen arms, instead preferring to develop relievers from within or to find hidden gems on minor league deals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mets have \u201cbeen interested lately\u201d in left-hander Tim Hill, Newsday\u2019s Tim Healey reports.\u00a0 Hill has now drawn some looks from two different New York boroughs, as&#8230; 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