OAKLAND -- The A's have added a veteran arm to their rotation, inking left-hander Rich Hill to a one-year deal worth $6 million pending a physical, MLB.com confirmed Tuesday night.Hill, who will be entering his age-36 season, provides insurance to an Oakland starting staff full of health questions, giving the club an experienced back-of-the-rotation presence. 
The lefty spent the bulk of the 2015 season between the Triple-A affiliates of the Nationals and Red Sox, who signed him as a Minor League free agent in mid-August, but he greatly impressed in four starts with Boston, allowing just five earned runs in 29 innings for a 1.55 ERA while striking out 36. On Sept. 25, he blanked the Orioles on two hits, striking out 10 for his first shutout since 2006.Hill, who is 26-23 with a 4.54 ERA in 201 games (74 starts) across an 11-year career that spans seven different organizations, will join a rotation headed by ace Sonny Gray that also includes Jesse Hahn, Kendall Graveman and Chris Bassitt -- the latter three of whom missed time in 2015 because of injury.Fantasy Spin | Fred Zinkie (@FredZinkieMLB)
With a 1.55 ERA, a 0.66 WHIP and a 36-to-5 K:BB ratio across four starts with the Red Sox last year, Hill will be a boom-or-bust selection in the final rounds of 2016 mixed-league drafts. Set to make half his starts at the pitcher-friendly Coliseum, the southpaw with a lifetime 8.8 K/9 rate has the potential to impact several standard categories if he can stick in the A's rotation.
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