| Player Search | ||
 | |
| Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Apr 28, 1981, Mississauga, ON |
|
| Profile | Player News | Articles | Split Stats | Game Log | Player Comparison |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Player Notes |
| September 5, 2008 Shawn Hill had bone spurs removed from his elbow on Friday according to the Washington Post. It was thought that he might need a second Tommy John surgery so this is good news for Hill fans. |
| August 31, 2008 Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill will have arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in a clean-up procedure, according to the Washington Times. |
| August 28, 2008 Shawn Hill will not pitch again this season as the team determined that his injured elbow just isn't responding as hoped to treatment, according to the Associated Press. |
| August 24, 2008 Nationals general manager Jim Bowden said on Sunday that right-hander Shawn Hill is not expected to pitch in a Major League game until the second week of September, according to MLB.com. |
| August 2, 2008 Shawn Hill is expected to begin a throwing program as part of his rehab from a right forearm strain, according to MLB.com. |
| June 27, 2008 Shawn Hill, who is on the DL with a strained right forearm, has been advised to rest by the team, according to the AP. Manager Manny Acta said, "The plan is to shut him down. Hes going to rest for a while, then go on a throwing program. But theres no timetable." Hill commented, "Everything, structurally, is fine, so theres no reason I cant get back to where I was last year at the beginning of the yearand health-wise where I was a long time ago. Its just a matter of waiting for it to catch up." |
| June 26, 2008 Shawn Hill has been placed on the 15-day DL due to a strained right forearm, according to the AP. Odalis Perez has been activated from the DL, as an adjoining move. |
| June 25, 2008 Shawn Hill has been pitching through pain in his forearm and elbow, according to the Associated Press. He will be sent to the Mayo Clinic for another opinion. |
| June 24, 2008 Shawn Hill was shelled again for eight runs in three innings Tuesday night at home against the Angels. |
| June 19, 2008 Shawn Hill was lit up for seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits over a mere 3.2 innings of work in Thursday's 9-3 loss to Minnesota, with three walks and three strikeouts. |
| June 7, 2008 Shawn Hill fell to 0-3 despite a solid outing against the Giants on Saturday as he held the orange and black to seven hits and two runs over 7.1 innings. |
| June 1, 2008 Shawn Hill isn't healthy, not 100 percent at least, and the evidence came in a miserable four innings of work Sunday against Arizona. The Nats right-hander has been taking pain killers and receiving injections for a sore elbow and missed a start last week because of the pain. |
| May 26, 2008 It's official, the Nationals team website reports that Shawn Hill will make his scheduled start on Tuesday against the Padres in San Diego. |
| May 23, 2008 Shawn Hill continues to battle forearm pain without an explanation of what's wrong. He did not make his scheduled start on Wednesday. Hill typically takes painkillers before an outing, which allows him to toil through his starts, the Washington Post reports. Hill has undergone MRI exams, X-rays, bone scans, and nerve studies, but no doctor has been able to figure out why he is having pain. "It's basically like somebody stabbed me. I've never had somebody stab me, obviously, but the feeling is a sharp, sharp pain," Hill explains. "I basically modify everything I do so I'm not feeling anything." By "everything," Hill means he has to change how he drinks water, drives his car, lifts weights, sleeps, and (of course) pitches. |
| May 18, 2008 Washington manager Manny Acta has told reporters RHP Shawn Hill is likely to be withheld from his next scheduled start against Philadelphia on Wednesday due to soreness in his right elbow, according to MLB.com. |
| May 17, 2008 A day after losing his first game of the season, Nationals right-hander Shawn Hill had a cortisone shot and fluid taken out of his right elbow on Saturday, this according to MLB.com. The injury is not considered serious, but there is a possibility he may not make his next start, against the Phillies at Nationals Park on Wednesday. |
| April 30, 2008 Despite still dealing with soreness in his forearm, Shawn Hill pitched extremely well on Wednesday limiting the Braves to just one run and four hits over eight innings. |
| April 30, 2008 Shawn Hill is pitching through a chronic ache in his right forearm, and the ailment has changed the way Hill prepares himself between starts, according to the Washington Post. Hill, who began the season on the DL, has not thrown a bullpen session this season, and he said, "We're kind of babying it right now." Instead of throwing off a mound, which the other Nationals' starters do three days before their next outing, Hill has been throwing on flat ground. Most days, his arm is so sore that he does not play extended catch from 120 or even 150 feet, but instead throws from about 90 feet. Hill continues to state that the sharpest pain he experienced during spring training has all but subsided, but now he has discomfort in other areas of the forearm. He said he can deal with it and is hoping he will be over the hump in Mid-may. |
| April 24, 2008 Shawn Hill allowed six hits, three walks and two earned runs over five innings to pick up a no-decision on Thursday. |
| April 21, 2008 Shawn Hill felt no ill-effects of his Saturday start come Sunday morning. "Normal throwing soreness," he tells the Washington Post. "I feel fine. For me, right now, I feel pretty good all things considered." Hill opened the year on the DL due to right forearm soreness. |
| April 19, 2008 Making his first start of the season, Shawn Hill threw 85 pitches over five innings as he allowed four runs to the Marlins. Hill permitted eight hits without a single walk on the night as he struck out six. |
| April 19, 2008 The Washington Nationals have activated RHP Shawn Hill from the 15-day disabled list, according to the Seattle Times. |
| April 16, 2008 Shawn Hill is likely to come off the DL and start on Saturday against the Marlins, according to the Washington Times. Hill pitched six innings for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, and stated that his arm feels strong with only minor tightness, and added that he's ready to go. |
| April 9, 2008 Shawn Hill, who told the Washington Post that he felt fine after last night's start at Class-A Potomac, will be required to make one more minor league appearance. "It feels like normal throwing, stiffness - nothing abnormal that I would be worried about," he said. The club wants him to stretch himself out and face better competition, so he'll pitch for Class AAA Columbus on Sunday, not for the major league club. Manny Acta, who was there last night, had this to say: "We need to see him [against] better competition," Acta said. "We want him to see better competition. Obviously before last night, he pitched in our controlled environment that we had in Florida, and last night was a real type of game, and he didn't even see a lefty the whole game. And also, we want him to get his pitch count up. He only threw 69 pitches in the game." The righty's fastball touched 91 MPH on the radar gun. A healthy Hill equals mixed league sleeper. |
| April 8, 2008 Shawn Hill, recovering from a forearm injury, tossed five shutout innings Tuesday in a rehab start for Single-A Potomac, allowing four hits and one walk with four strikeouts, according to the AP. The righty's fastball touched 91 MPH on the radar gun. GM Jim Bowden said he and manager Manny Acta planned to meet Wednesday to discuss Hill's status going forward. We'll keep you posted on Hill's progress, but everything sounds good so far. |
| April 7, 2008 Shawn Hill says that his pitching forearm feels much better, and the plan is for him to throw 80 pitches at Single-A Potomac on Tuesday, this according to the Washington Post. If all goes well in that outing, Hill hopes to be on the hill for the Nationals on Sunday. Hill is still experiencing discomfort in his pitching arm, so he will need to be monitored closely as any little tweak could cause the Nats to baby him even more than they have so far. When he returns, the team will likely send down Matt Chico. |
| March 25, 2008 Washington manager Manny Acta confirmed today that (a) starter Shawn Hill will begin the season on the DL, and (b) the team will not seek to fill his role, rather starting the season with a four-man rotation, according to the Washington Post. The plan calls for Hill, who is building up strength despite nagging soreness in his forearm, to make his debut April 13 at Nationals Park against Atlanta. It would also require two pitchers, likely Tim Redding and Jason Bergmann, to pitch on three days' rest once apiece, April 6 in St. Louis and April 7 against Florida in Washington. |
| March 24, 2008 Shawn Hill, on the DL with an injured forearm, made his scheduled appearance on Monday throwing 39 pitches over two innings, this according to MLB.com. "I felt OK," Hill said. "[My forearm] was really tight and in a little bit of pain when I was warming up, but when I got going, it felt good when I was throwing the changeup." Hill and the team continue to search for a definitive diagnosis of the injury, but given that he is still experiencing pain when he throws it certainly doesn't seem like he should be expected back any time soon, though he will continue to pitch despite the pain after being told their is nothing structurally wrong with his arm. |
| March 20, 2008 Shawn Hill threw a 38-pitch side session on Wednesday, and reportedly felt fine after, according to the Washington Post. Hill commented, "It was just a little tight getting loose, but once I got loose it felt fine. I didn't have any sharp pain or anything like that. If that comes back, that'll be what bothers me. The achiness or tightness doesn't bother me. So far, so good." Hill had a hard time gripping the ball, and his control on off-speed pitches was compromised, but it was a positive day for him overall. Hill should continue to make progress on his forearm soreness. |
| March 17, 2008 Shawn Hill worked a bullpen session Saturday and felt excellent on Sunday, according to the Washington Post. "To be perfectly honest, I feel better today than I thought I would," Hill said. "I had some tightness in there, but no pain. I wasn't 100 percent, but it was completely something I could pitch with." He's recovering from elbow surgery and recently had a cortisone shot in the joint. He could throw batting practice as soon as Sunday, but he's a long-shot to be ready for the start of the season. |
| March 9, 2008 Shawn Hill received a cortisone shot in his arm on Saturday, according to the Washington Post. "They injected it, and he had instant relief," GM Jim Bowden said. "What that means, I don't know. We'll have to wait and see when he goes back on the mound." Hill's recovering from offseason surgery to decompress a nerve in the arm, so this is somewhat concerning. He could still be ready for the start of the season, but that will depend on when he can return to the mound and how his arm holds up. |
| March 4, 2008 A second opinion on Shawn Hill's sore right forearm confirmed that he had no further damage. It was good news in a sense that the nerve checked out fine; the MRI was clear, Hill said in the AP. We just have to figure out how to get it under control. However, it's looking like Hill might not be ready by opening day. I dont want to be too quick pulling the trigger, but this right now doesnt put him on schedule to be ready on opening day, manager Manny Acta said. If youre going to shut him down, then hes going to start all over with a throwing program, and then build up a little bit. Hill has dealt with arm problems his entire professional career, and you can bet he'll probably make a trip or two to the DL this year, as well. |
| March 2, 2008 Shawn Hill will get a second opinion on his sore right forearm on Monday, according to the Washington Post. "Based on the MRI, we believe Shawn will be fine," GM Jim Bowden said. "This second opinion is only for precautionary reasons." That MRI, taken Saturday, revealed no torn tendons or swelling, but the Nats want to make sure there's nothing else going on with Hill. The current plan is to rest him for a few days, but that could change, depending on Monday's examination. |
| March 1, 2008 Shawn Hill was sent for a precautionary MRI on his sore right forearm Saturday, according to the Washington Post. The exam revealed no torn tendons or swelling, but the club plans to hold him back a bit to rest up. Hill has trouble staying healthy, so while the MRI results were good news, the fact that he's bothered enough by this to warrant an MRI in the first place is a bit concerning. |
| February 27, 2008 Shawn Hill threw a terrific BP session Tuesday despite experiencing right forearm soreness, the same injury that bothered him last spring, according to MLB.com. He will take two days off and then have a bullpen session. Hill will then have another day off before having a bullpen session and starting against St. Louis on March 5. The Nats intend to take it slow this spring with Hill, who has had trouble staying healthy. Hill appeared more concerned about not being able to throw his breaking balls for strikes than he did about his forearm, so this doesn't appear to be a big deal. The righty could provide some surprising fantasy value if he manages to take the ball for 30 starts this year. |
| February 16, 2008 Shawn Hill underwent two operations in October, but he is at full strength and working without restrictions in camp. "I've been throwing since the middle of December," he tells the Washington Post. Hill underwent surgeries to his right forearm and left shoulder. |