Nationals place Hill on DL: The Nationals placed SP Shawn Hill on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a sore right forearm and activated SP Odalis Perez from the DL. Hill's arm was examined Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the team said doctors found no structural damage. Doctors attributed his pain to irritation of his forearm muscles, and they recommended rest and rehabilitation. Hill, 1-5 with a 5.83 ERA in 12 starts, gave up eight runs in three innings during Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The move to put him on the DL was retroactive to Wednesday. (Updated 06/26/2008).
Injury Report
Elbow - 15-day DL. Out until at least late August (Updated - 7/9/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Hill, who has battled arm problems the past few years, hasn't been very effective this season and only had value in NL-only leagues before getting hurt. Feel free to release him in all but the deepest formats now he's out for a month or so. (Updated 06/26/2008).
It's unclear if Hill will pitch again this season, the Washington Times reported. The right-hander went on the disabled list in late June due to a sore right forearm, but Nationals general manager Jim Bowden doesn't sound optimistic about his progress. (Updated 07/12/2008)
Advice
When asked whether Hill would return, Bowden told the Times "I don't know. We're trying to get him healthy. We're working on it." Hill had struggled before the injury, with a 1-5 record and 5.83 ERA, but he had a 3.42 ERA in 16 starts last year.
Nationals place Hill on DL: The Nationals placed SP Shawn Hill on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a sore right forearm and activated SP Odalis Perez from the DL. Hill's arm was examined Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the team said doctors found no structural damage. Doctors attributed his pain to irritation of his forearm muscles, and they recommended rest and rehabilitation. Hill, 1-5 with a 5.83 ERA in 12 starts, gave up eight runs in three innings during Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The move to put him on the DL was retroactive to Wednesday. (Updated 06/26/2008).
Injury Report
Elbow - 15-day DL. Out until at least late August (Updated - 7/9/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Hill, who has battled arm problems the past few years, hasn't been very effective this season and only had value in NL-only leagues before getting hurt. Feel free to release him in all but the deepest formats now he's out for a month or so. (Updated 06/26/2008).
= probable start
