Prior to Rich Hill's start yesterday, I wrote about his release point issues that turned the 2015 stud into 2016 Spring Training dud. The results are in from Hill's second start, and boy are they encouraging. The lefty went 6 innings, striking out 10, while giving up a single run on a dinger to Chris Iannetta on a hanging curveball. Hill pitched like an absolute ace, and I'd dare say he wasn't all the way back. Let's look at his start yesterday.
As a reminder, here's where Hill released the ball in 2015:
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And here's how where he released the ball on Opening Day, noticeably lower than in 2015.