The Oakland A’s are still on the lookout for another relief pitcher, and they have interest in Tim Hill of the Royals, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle.
The left-handed Hill has spent the last two seasons in Kansas City’s bullpen. He posted strong numbers in 2018 that led to a merely mediocre ERA, but then he virtually repeated his stat line this past summer and was rewarded with much better results.
Hill, 2019: 3.63 ERA, 39u2154 ip, 39 Ks, 13 BB, 4 HR, 3.84 FIP, .277 xwOBA
He also converted a save and nine holds while blowing just one lead (career: 25-for-28), and allowed a league-average 32% of his inherited runners to score (16-of-50) (career: 31%).