{"id":31241,"date":"2025-02-05T22:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=31241"},"modified":"2025-02-05T22:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:42:28","slug":"news-the-yankees-and-left-handed-reliever-tim-hill-are-in-agreement-on-a-one-year-2-85m-contract-with-a-club-option-for-2026-3m-if-exercised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=31241","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: The Yankees and left-handed reliever Tim Hill are in agreement on a one-year\/$2.85M contract with a club option for 2026 ($3M if exercised)."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A week before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, the Yankees have finally reunited with reliever Tim Hill.<\/p>\n

The veteran lefty returns on a one-year contract, as first reported by ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan, worth $2.5 million, with a $3 million club option or $350,000 buyout for 2026.<\/p>\n

Hill became a trusted part of manager Aaron Boone\u2019s bullpen after a wretched first few months of 2024 with the historically woeful Chicago White Sox, posting a 5.87 ERA in 27 appearances.<\/p>\n

But in 36 games with the Yankees, Hill posted a 2.05 ERA and a 69-percent groundball rate in 35 games.<\/p>\n

Prior to their agreement with Hill, who turns 35 this month, the Yankees did not have a lefty presence in their bullpen.<\/p>\n

Earlier this offseason, Clay Holmes signed a free agent contract to be a starter with the Mets, and the Yankees replaced him with closer Devin Williams, acquired in a trade that sent Nestor Cortes to the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n

The Yankees lost Tommy Kahnle (Detroit Tigers) to free agency, but re-signed Jonathan Loaisiga and traded catcher Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds for right-handed setup reliever Fernando Cruz.<\/p>\n

Luke Weaver, Ian Hamilton and Jake Cousins also return to Boone’s bullpen in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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