Derek Hill

Derek Hill

29-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Miami Marlins
10-Day IL
Injury Wrist
Est. Return 4/27/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Hill was designated for assignment three times last season, twice by the Rangers, then by the Giants. He finished the year with the Marlins. Hill struggled at all three stops, though he recorded a career high 53 games and 172 plate appearances. He also fanned at a career worst 32.6 percent clip, albeit with an impressive 11.0 percent barrel rate. Hill runs with 95th percentile sprint speed and has a strong arm but still grades below average on defense. At best, Hill is a short side of a platoon outfielder, with minimal mixed league appeal. Read Past Outlooks
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#379
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Marlins in March of 2025.
Lands on IL due to wrist sprain
OFMiami Marlins
Wrist
April 18, 2025
The Marlins placed Hill on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left wrist sprain, retroactive to Thursday.
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Hill started out the season strongly, but he has failed to record a hit in each of his last four games. Those struggles may have been due in part to his wrist injury, which is severe enough to necessitate a trip to the IL. Hill's absence should open the door for Dane Myers and Javier Sanoja to see more playing time in the outfield, though Jesus Sanchez could also shift over from designated hitter to the outfield to fill in the gap left by Hill. Graham Pauley was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+67%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+60%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+98%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+48%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .817 101 13 5 16 5 .261 .306 .511
Since 2023vs Right .490 169 16 3 13 5 .189 .226 .264
2025vs Left .387 21 1 0 1 1 .118 .211 .176
2025vs Right .619 27 6 1 2 2 .200 .259 .360
2024vs Left .994 67 9 5 15 4 .306 .348 .645
2024vs Right .501 105 10 2 10 2 .200 .221 .280
2023vs Left .538 13 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308
2023vs Right .363 37 0 0 1 1 .147 .216 .147
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+15%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+98%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+27%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+112%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .569 138 11 1 17 5 .214 .259 .310
Since 2023Away .652 132 18 7 12 5 .216 .252 .400
2025Home .443 40 5 0 1 2 .147 .237 .206
2025Away .875 8 2 1 2 1 .250 .250 .625
2024Home .607 84 6 1 15 3 .228 .253 .354
2024Away .769 88 13 6 10 3 .253 .287 .482
2023Home .665 14 0 0 1 0 .308 .357 .308
2023Away .314 36 3 0 0 1 .118 .167 .147
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Stat Review
How does Derek Hill compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.18
 
BB Rate
6.3%
 
K Rate
35.4%
 
BABIP
.250
 
ISO
.119
 
AVG
.167
 
OBP
.239
 
SLG
.286
 
OPS
.525
 
wOBA
.239
 
Exit Velocity
88.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
29.6%
 
Barrels/PA
4.2%
 
Expected BA
.224
 
Expected SLG
.360
 
Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
58.3%
 
Line Drive %
25.0%
 
Fly Ball %
16.7%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2017
2016
2015
A first-round pick by the Tigers in 2014, Hill has carried the "bust" label for several years now due to injury and middling performance. He is still just 27 years old, however, and showed in his brief sample with Detroit last year that he can still turn on the burners, posting sprint speed ranking in the 97th percentile. Hill appeared in 80 MLB games over the past two seasons and slashed .248/.297/.351 with 70 strikeouts, four home runs and nine steals in 12 attempts -- certainly not great, but not completely embarrassing for a player who can play a high-level center field. The Nationals brought Hill in on a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training. Washington will have a lot of at-bats to spread around in the first full year of its rebuild, and Hill could end up with some of those, if mostly by attrition over the course of a long season.
The ultra-athletic Hill was a first round selection by the Tigers in the 2014 draft, but he has struggled to stay healthy or make consistent contact since entering the minors. Quad and knee injuries limited him to 53 games in 2015 and he ended 2016 on the disabled list following reconstructive elbow surgery. He hit a career-best .266 while repeating Low-A in 2016, though he bashed just one home run and struck out 105 times in 93 contests. While Hill swiped 35 bases over that span, he posted an anemic .312 OBP. The injuries, lack of power and impatience at the dish have caused Hill's prospect luster to fade, as his baseball skills have not been able to catch up with his raw tools. Hill remains a stellar defensive center fielder with plus-plus speed, but the 20-year-old has major red flags in the batter's box. Staying healthy in 2017 will be paramount if he is to make up for lost time.
Injuries have stalled the development of the Tigers’ first-round pick in the 2014 draft. Hill has played in just 90 games since being drafted, primarily due to lower-body injuries, and he dealt with a quad issue in April and then missed the entire second half with a knee injury. The number-one selling point with Hill as a fantasy prospect is his speed, which bordered on 80-grade entering the draft. However, as the lower-body injuries have mounted, not only has his speed been put at risk but he has also lost valuable reps to improve upon a fringey hit tool. It is too early to write off Hill entering his age-20 season, but the onus is now on him to prove he can stay relatively healthy over a full season before dynasty league owners start to buy back in.
The Tigers selected Hill with their first-round pick of the 2014 first-year player draft. Immediately after being selected, Hill was considered one of the Tigers' best prospects. The 19-year-old outfielder possesses plus-plus speed, which allows him to be a disruptive force on the basepaths. He’s also considered a premium defender and will likely patrol center field once he reaches the majors. At the plate, Hill has demonstrated elevated discipline for a player of his age, but his power potential appears to be limited to the double-digit range if he doesn’t more bulk than expected. Even with low-to-modest power production, Hill’s stellar speed and defense should one day earn him a regular spot in a major league lineup. He’ll need to work his way through the minors over the next few years, but Hill will eventually be a regular presence in Detroit’s outfield if he develops as projected.
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On bench against lefty
OFMiami Marlins
April 17, 2025
Hill is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
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Absent from Tuesday's lineup
OFMiami Marlins
April 15, 2025
Hill is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Diamondbacks, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.
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Absent from lineup
OFMiami Marlins
April 9, 2025
Hill is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mets.
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Smacks first homer of 2025
OFMiami Marlins
April 8, 2025
Hill went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Mets.
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Heading to bench Monday
OFMiami Marlins
April 7, 2025
Hill is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
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