White Sox add reliever Hill on one-year deal (supply)

The White Sox continued to retool their roster on Thursday, agreeing to a one-year, $1.8 million take care of veteran left-handed reliever Tim Hill, a supply advised MLB.com’s Mark Feinstand. The crew has not confirmed the deal.

Hill, 33, spent the previous 4 seasons with the Padres, the place he posted a 4.18 ERA in 170 innings with one save. He’s coming off the worst statistical season of his profession, when he tallied a 5.48 ERA in 44 1/3 innings earlier than present process season-ending finger surgical procedure on the finish of September. The Padres non-tendered him on the finish of the season. The left-hander has held lefty batters to a .223 common in his profession, and has thrown 5 scoreless postseason innings. He opened his profession by tossing 45 2/3 innings with the Royals in 2018.

While he doesn’t throw arduous — he completed final season within the sixth percentile in fastball velocity – he had a barrel fee of 5.1 p.c and had a floor ball fee of 63.5 p.c.