Pirates deal Hill to Padres

11/21/2005
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates traded infielder Bobby Hill to the San Diego Padres on Monday for a player to be named later.
Hill, 27, had been left off of the Pirates' 40-man roster Friday. The Pirates had 10 days to trade or release Hill after designating him for assignment.
"We felt like this made the most sense for us to be able to get something in return for Bobby," said Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield.
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.
Hill was the last player remaining with the Pirates from a 2003 deal that sent third baseman Aramis Ramirez and outfielder Kenny Lofton to the Chicago Cubs.

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