Sport Padres send pair of players to Royals for pitcher Tim Hill

The Padres announced on Thursday evening that the club acquired lefty reliever Tim Hill from the Royals in exchange for outfielder Franchy Cordero and pitcher Ronald Bolaños.

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Hill, 30, was solid out of the bullpen for the Royals since debuting in 2018. Over 85 1/3 innings of relief, the southpaw has a 4.11 ERA with 81 strikeouts and 27 walks. As can be seen in the image above, he’s a side-winding lefty. It is no surprise that he has held left-handed hitters to a .524 OPS compared to .766 for right-handed hitters.

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Hill added a changeup to his repertoire over the offseason, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports. Hill exclusively used his fastball and slider last season. A changeup is traditionally a strong weapon against opposite-sided hitters, so the pitch could make Hill a more well-rounded reliever, though it of

The Padres say they're sending him to Class A Lake Elsinore (Calif.) to get some extra rest. To some, that might be code for manipulating his major league service time, but he It's not uncommon for teams to limit the workload of young pitchers , especially those who have had major injuries in the past.

Cordero, 25, has hit .240/.306/.431 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI over 273 plate appearances over parts of the past three seasons. He put up impressive numbers at Triple-A El Paso in 2017 but he hasn’t quite translated the success to the majors yet.

Bolaños, 23, made his major league debut last year. He struggled in his 19 2/3 innings of work, yielding 13 runs on 17 hits and 12 walks with 19 strikeouts. MLB Pipeline rated him the No. 16 prospect in the Padres’ system.

Cordero was ticketed for a bench role with the Padres this season. Meanwhile, Hill provides the Padres another lefty arm out of the ‘pen, and those are always valuable.

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Hill was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday. Hill appeared in one game during his most recent stint with the big club, allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out three across two innings of work. Danny Duffy (shoulder) will be activated from the injured list ahead of Friday's game.

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