MESA, Ariz. – The bad news for Rich Hill: His command was off Saturday in his spring debut for the A’s.
The good news: His three-walk outing showed him exactly what he needs to work on.
Hill’s curve ball is his best pitch, but as with most pitchers, it all revolves around fastball command. That was missing for the lefty in his 1 1/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers at Hohokam Stadium.
“Overall, I thought it was pretty poor,” Hill said of his outing. “… If I execute my pitches, stay down with the fastball and get on top of the ball and throw downhill, it’s a different story.