After two years of patiently waiting, it’s time to put Jaden Hill through the paces.
In 2019 Hill cracked the starting rotation as the Sunday pitcher, but after two starts was sidelined for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. Given how he was from a small town in Arkansas and played third base when he wasn’t pitching, he didn’t take bullpen sessions until he got to college. According to Mainieri, the college workload was too much for Hill.
So in 2020 they eased him back into the role with a few bullpen starts where he went longer and longer, leading to him being inserted back into the rotation.