Free Press Sports Writer Anthony Fenech breaks down the Detroit Tigers’ win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
He was the Parker Meadows of the Detroit Tigers' minor league system — back when Meadows was still in junior high school.
Hill, a center fielder, was the Tigers' first-round pick in the 2014 draft, right out of high school, and he accepted a $2 million bonus not to go to Oregon.
But his career has been halted by injuries and a lack of consistent production. Now, in his sixth year in the Tigers system, Hill is finally healthy and hitting.