That Boy Ain't Quite Right

So to deprive us fans of making any more King of the Hill reference and or jokes at the ballpark the Pirates traded infielder Bobby Hill to the San Diego Padres on Monday for a player to be named later, which will no doubt be someone you have never heard about...but later.

Hill was left off of the Pirates' 40-man roster Friday and they had 10 days to trade or release Hill after designating him for assignment.

Hill hit .269 in 93 at-bats with Pittsburgh last season before being optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on July 22. After batting .241 with five RBIs in 35 games with Indianapolis, Hill was not included among the Bucs' September callups.

In 2004, Hill was the Pirates' Opening Day starter at second base. He went on to hit .266 in 123 games while being used primarily off the bench as a pinch-hitter. His 16 pinch-hits that season fell three shy of tying a club record.