ST: Jays @ OriLOLes - July 16-18

[Schad]

Hill has the unluckiest BABIP in baseball, by far.

Though that's in no small part because his LD% has absolutely cratered...it's now below 10%, which means that his 'expected' BABIP is only .214. So he's about 30 points unlucky, but there's also something rather wrong with his swing.

[Michael Bradley]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Hill after next season. He makes $5 million in 2011, but then has 3 club options totaling $26 million which the Jays have to exercise all at once otherwise he is a free agent after the 2011 season. Do we really want Hill at ages 30-32 when his defense has already dipped and his bat is never consistent year to year? Looks like 2011 will be a big year from him. For his sake I hope his current season is bad luck because no team is going to give him $26 million over three years at age 30 if this sort of thing carries over to next season.

[SargentBargs101]

esco out of lineup... hope it doesn't turn out where he has to go on the dl and no play ball for like two months ala snider.

[Hoopstarr]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Hill after next season. He makes $5 million in 2011, but then has 3 club options totaling $26 million which the Jays have to exercise all at once otherwise he is a free agent after the 2011 season. Do we really want Hill at ages 30-32 when his defense has already dipped and his bat is never consistent year to year? Looks like 2011 will be a big year from him. For his sake I hope his current season is bad luck because no team is going to give him $26 million over three years at age 30 if this sort of thing carries over to next season.

He's only a year removed from being arguably the best defensive 2B in baseball. (http://www.billjamesonline.net/fielding ... inners.asp). I think this year is just an aberration. That hamstring injury didn't help.