Shea Hillenbrand

[dj15]

Pure speculation here but am I the only one who thinks that Shea could make somewhat of a decent comeback in the majors? He would definitely be an upgrade over any platoon involving Hall at the hot corner and could be had on a small, one year deal. Perhaps even a minor league deal? If he could put up an OBP over .330, he could serve as a solid bridge to Gamel. Thoughts?

[trwi7]

His career OBP is .321 and his career walk rate is worse than Hart's was this year. Maybe a minor league deal with a chance to earn a spot on the bench.

[reillymcshane]

Hillenbrand was a pretty mediocre to bad fielder and he's likely lost more range with age. Maybe a backup 1B/3B/PH - perhaps a corner OF slot - I think he ran okay, but I don't recall. He's a good contact guy, however, but doesn't take any walks. As pointed out, worse than Hart.

[joshjs]

I wouldn't put the words "solid" and "Shea Hillenbrand" in the same sentence, myself.

 

I hear Russell Branyan is available.

[JimH5]

By many accounts, Shea Hillenbrand is a guy of questionable character.

 

Add to that his inability to take 4 balls and I'd pass.

[jackalope02ca]

Questionable character is one of the nicest things I've ever seen written about the guy. Most things can't be posted. Poison in the clubhouse is probably the only way I can phrase it without being banned from the site for inappropriate language.