Boston Red Sox should sign Rich Hill back for 2017

Former Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rich Hill may be throwing for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, but he will be a free agent this offseason.

The 36-year-old Boston native, who graduated from Milton High School, has had a long journey in his baseball career to get to this point. If the Dodgers force a Game 7 in the National League Championship Series, Hill will get the nod to start the matchup against the Chicago Cubs. An incredible honor, considering the road that Hill had to take to get that opportunity.

From going to the University of Michigan, to being drafted by the Cubs in 2002, to playing for nine MLB teams in a span of 11 seasons, not to mention that time spent with the Long…