If we are willing to wait on Hill, we might have to accept that he isn’t the same pitcher. Because of his chronic blister issues, Hill has yet to find a rhythm and doesn’t have the confidence he had last season.
In fact, Andy McCullough of the L.A Times is reporting he has some mechanical issues he’s working through.
“It’s just mechanically finding that same, repetitive motion, that I can go to every single time,” Hill said. “Where you can basically close your eyes and throw the ball, and you know where the pitch is going to go.