Left-hander Rich Hill and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a one-year, $8 million contract, according to multiple reports, uniting Hill with his 12th big league team and setting him up to be the oldest player in Major League Baseball this season.
Hill, who turns 43 in March, carved out a role in recent years as a five-inning specialist. With the Boston Red Sox last season, he started 26 games and threw 124⅓ innings, posting a 4.27 ERA and putting up typically strong strikeout-to-walk numbers.
The deal, which is pending a physical, would add Hill to a roster filled with young pitchers, including right-handers Mitch Keller, Roansy Contreras, Luis Ortiz and Johan Oviedo. Right-handed prospects Quinn Priester and Mike Burrows also finished last season at AAA.
Over his 18-year career, Hill is 82-59 with a 3.85 ERA. In 1,259 innings, he has struck out 1,294 batters, walked 482 and allowed 151 home runs.