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Jacob Hill
Relief Pitcher | Calgary Remparts
Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. If you're going in to face Hill, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Hill's curveball tends to hang. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Hill has a lousy move to first, and opposing managers will run against him all day. Hill is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hill has some pop in his swing.
2025 Outlook What The Calgary Remparts was thinking when they signed Hill to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. One has to wonder what Jacob Hill is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Hill.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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