The Pirates ended up getting that coveted extra starter Tuesday, as they are in agreement with veteran lefty Rich Hill for a one-year, $8 million deal, per source.
The deal is pending a physical.
Hill is coming off an 8-7 campaign where he recorded a 4.27 ERA over 124 1/3 innings and 26 starts for the Red Sox. He did play in one of the best hitting divisions in the league, and his advanced stats were a little more flattering (4.08 expected ERA, 3.92 FIP), thanks to decent strikeout (7.9 strikeouts per nine innings) and batted ball metrics (a better than average 88.