Aaron Hill
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Aaron Walter Hill
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.
- School Louisiana State University
- Debut May 20, 2005
- Born March 21, 1982 in Visalia, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Aaron Hill has played in the major leagues in 2005 and 2006. Born in Visalia, CA, he attended high school in Visalia and then went to Louisiana State University. In 2002 with LSU, he hit .329 and slugged .550, while the next year he hit .358 and slugged .592. In the 2002 World University Championship, Hill batted .400/.531/.920 with 4 doubles, 3 homers and 9 RBI in 7 games, but failed to make the All-Tournament team. He was a first round pick in 2003 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
He impressed at his first minor league stop, hitting .361 and slugging .492 in 33 games at Auburn of the NYPL. Moving the same year to Dunedin in the FSL, he hit .286 but without power. In 2004, he came up to AA ball in the Eastern League. hitting .279 and slugging .410. He started 2005 with Syracuse of the AAA International League, but showed that he was ready to move up by hitting .301 and slugging .468 in 38 games.
He had been a shortstop in the minors, but in the majors in 2005 was primarily a third baseman, and in 2006 was mostly a second baseman, although he played some shortstop both seasons.
He hit .274 the first season, and .291 the second season, both years without much power, and without stealing many bases.
Hill is only 24, and one way to envision his future is to see the most similar player at his age through the method of similarity scores. The most similar player is Ken Oberkfell, an infielder who had a 16-year career from 1977-92.
