OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Left-hander Rich Hill has agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics.
Hill took his physical in the Bay Area and the team announced the deal Friday. Hill became the second free agent to switch teams after infielder Cliff Pennington joined the Los Angeles Angels earlier in the week.
The 35-year-old pitcher began the 2015 season with Washington’s Triple-A club in Syracuse before going 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA in four starts and 29 innings with the Boston Red Sox as a September callup. He had 36 strikeouts to five walks.
The A’s cleared room on the 40-man roster by designating right-hander A.J. Griffin for assignment. He missed all of 2014 and much of this past season recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery.
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