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How sweet would it be to have him in our rotation right now at 1 year, 6 million? I know hindsight is 20/20, but well done by the A's to give Hill a chance. Were we in on him at all this offseason? I paid more attention to the Kazmir pursuit but do remember hearing about Hill's little September revival with the Red Sox..

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How sweet would it be to have him in our rotation right now at 1 year, 6 million? I know hindsight is 20/20, but well done by the A's to give Hill a chance. Were we in on him at all this offseason? I paid more attention to the Kazmir pursuit but do remember hearing about Hill's little September revival with the Red Sox..

He was on the O's minor league several years ago or so.

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How sweet would it be to have him in our rotation right now at 1 year, 6 million? I know hindsight is 20/20, but well done by the A's to give Hill a chance. Were we in on him at all this offseason? I paid more attention to the Kazmir pursuit but do remember hearing about Hill's little September revival with the Red Sox..

Question.

You are a pitcher, Oakland is willing to go 1/6.

How much more would the O's have to offer for you to consider pitching in Baltimore instead of Oakland?

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One year, make good deal?

Oakland coliseum VS OPACY?

I'd want a second year or a 50% premium.

Fair enough. Just a bummer to see a lefty starter on the cheap tearing it up. And I do realize he was with the O's at one point. I remember watching and literally the only pitch he could throw for a strike was that nasty curve ball.

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This guy has transformed into one of the best pitchers in the game, no exaggeration. It's almost inexplicable, but the numbers back it up. There's sample size, durability, and age concerns, but he's been so outrageously good you can't deny there's something there. He's on my radar for the trade deadline and this offseason.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/name-that-pitcher-present-rich-hill-or-peak-max-scherzer/

I think Rich Hill will follow the Bartolo Colon career path where he keeps getting short term, fairly high salary deals and teams keep saying "he can't possibly keep doing this, right?" And then he'll just keep doing it.

I also love Josh Reddick. They are both in their last year of their deals. Would love to see both of them in orange and black.

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Jason Hammel

Jake Arrietta

Rich Hill

Jesus, frustrating.

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Rich Hill is pitching above his weight.. look at his stats, he's pitched only 1 full season and he was close to 4 ERA pitcher.

Jason Hammel was not resigned after posting close to a 5 ERA in 2013.

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Rich Hill is pitching above his weight.. look at his stats, he's pitched only 1 full season and he was close to 4 ERA pitcher.

Jason Hammel was not resigned after posting close to a 5 ERA in 2013.

When Hill was with the Cubs he was very good, but one day he lost his release point and was pretty much ruined for the next 5+ years.Point being in 2007 he put up a 3.1fWAR season. Yes the FIP and xFIP look ugly by today's numbers, but that season was in the middle of the steroid era.His ERA- that year was 85, well above average.

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When Hill was with the Cubs he was very good, but one day he lost his release point and was pretty much ruined for the next 5+ years.Point being in 2007 he put up a 3.1fWAR season. Yes the FIP and xFIP look ugly by today's numbers, but that season was in the middle of the steroid era.His ERA- that year was 85, well above average.

Middle of the steroid era? Last I checked by 2004/5 players were being outed by the Mitchell Report. In 2005 players union approved suspensions.

Also, if you ask some.. there is still steroids in the game.

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Middle of the steroid era? Last I checked by 2004/5 players were being outed by the Mitchell Report. In 2005 players union approved suspensions.

Also, if you ask some.. there is still steroids in the game.

2007- avg runs scored per team 777

2015-avg runs scored per team 688

Even if you don't like the terminology, at the very least it was a completely different offensive era.

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Theo should get the GM of the decade award.

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Yea right, like he knew Arrieta was going to pitch as well as he has pitched. He got very lucky that he was able to turn around his career there.

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