Rich Hill

Rich Hill of the Cubs was demoted by coach Piniella to AAA-Iowa. The struggling southpaw was out of whack with his control this season (18BB's in 19.2 innings) and a trip to the minors hopefully will change his confidence and his control. The idea is to send him down and have him work in a less stressful environment so he can get comfortable with his dominating stuff which led to an impressive 2007 season. In 2007 he went 11-8, 195 innings, 183K's, with a 3.92ERA.

Owners who have Hill should be a little angry about his results this year after a great 2007 season. Advice for owners is to keep Hill on your bench and watch a few starts of his in AAA. If he has a few strong starts he will be back with the big team sooner than later.

Jon Lieber will replace Hill in the rotation. Just telling you this information even though Lieber doesn't deserve a spot on your fantasy roster.

To get more information about AAA-Iowa and Rich Hill please head to Minor League Baseball - AAA Iowa.