Hill made his final start of spring training Friday, tossing 3.2 shutout innings in a win over the Angels.
Hill struggled this spring (6.19 ERA) -- as he historically has -- but manager Dave Roberts noted that Friday's start was the best he's seen from the veteran since last season. His earlier struggles may have been the result of the 37-year-old not feeling like he had anything to prove in exhibition games. Whatever the case, the southpaw has picked things up at the right time as we near Opening Day. He will look to replicate last year's breakout season, when he posted a sparkling 2.12 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over 110.1 innings.