Rich Hill to the Mutts!

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Rich Hill to the Mutts!

Post by Edwards Kings » Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:36 pm

"Mets acquired LHP Rich Hill from the Rays for RHP Tommy Hunter and C Matt Dyer.
Hill's results and spin rate have gone down since the league began cracking down on grip enhancers. However, he's pitched well overall this season with a 3.87 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 91/36 K/BB ratio over 95 1/3 innings. He'll give the banged-up Mets rotation a boost."

So the (f.k.a. Devil) Rays are one game behind the BoSox and if they do not win the division, are in good shape for a wild card at least.

Maybe it is me, but when is the last time a team in the heat of a playoff run trade AWAY a starting pitcher? No team has that much starting pitching that they can trade it away while still in it. Are they that excited about Archer getting close?

I know Rich Hill is missing his suntan lotion, but damn....
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
Charles Krauthammer

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