| W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP | |
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| 2025 | 7 | 8 | 3.82 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 136.2 | 107 | 1.16 |
| Career Minors | 12 | 17 | 3.80 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 286.1 | 251 | 1.22 |
| G | W-L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP | |
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| 2025 | 25 | 7-8 | 3.82 | 136.2 | 107 | 1.16 |
| Career Minors | 61 | 12-17 | 3.80 | 286.1 | 251 | 1.22 |
| Season | Tm | LG | L | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
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| 2023 | 2 Teams | Minors | 1 | 5 | 5.49 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 41.0 | 50 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 1.68 | |
| 2023 | FCL Rays | FCL | ROK | 1 | 4 | 5.30 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 37.1 | 45 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 1.66 |
| 2023 | Charleston RiverDogs | CAR | A | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.91 |
| 2024 | Charleston RiverDogs | CAR | A | 4 | 4 | 3.15 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 108.2 | 94 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 27 | 105 | 1.11 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | SAL | A+ | 7 | 8 | 3.82 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 136.2 | 129 | 63 | 58 | 17 | 30 | 107 | 1.16 |
| FCL Rays | FCL | ROK | 1 | 4 | 5.30 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 37.1 | 45 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 1.66 | |
| Bowling Green Hot Rods | SAL | A+ | 7 | 8 | 3.82 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 136.2 | 129 | 63 | 58 | 17 | 30 | 107 | 1.16 | |
| Charleston RiverDogs | CAR | A | 4 | 5 | 3.28 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 112.1 | 99 | 42 | 41 | 9 | 29 | 108 | 1.14 | |
| Career Minors | 3 Teams | 12 | 17 | 3.80 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 286.1 | 273 | 130 | 121 | 29 | 76 | 251 | 1.22 |
Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Cutter: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45
When he was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 Draft, Gill Hill looked like he might be a long-term developmental project for the Rays. He had been hitting and pitching for his high school team in New York’s Westchester County, hardly a baseball hotbed, and focused exclusively on pitching during his junior year. He didn’t turn 18 until two months after the Rays picked him and signed him for $597,500. He was extremely raw, and it looked that way during his professional debut in 2023. But Gill Hill may have improved as much as any player in the organization last year, posting a 3.15 ERA in 108 2/3 innings over 22 outings for Single-A Charleston in his first full season.
Last spring, Gill Hill put on more muscle on his 6-foot-2 frame and shifted his arm slot up to an upper three-quarters delivery, which led to improved velocity and more depth on his offspeed stuff. His primary pitch is a fastball in the 93-95 mph range, touching 96-97, although his velocity faded a bit toward the end of his first full season. He complements that with a low-80s slider, a cutter in the mid-to-upper 80s and the occasional changeup that helped him limit lefties to a .650 OPS last year.
Especially for such a young player -- he turned 20 last September -- Gill Hill displayed impressive control, walking only 2.2 batters per nine innings. Arm slot consistency played a part in that, but he has also shown impressive maturity and intent despite his inexperience. The right-hander doesn’t have a true plus pitch at this point, but the depth of his arsenal and his feel for using it should keep him on a faster-than-anticipated track toward the Majors.
Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 55 | Cutter: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50
A New York native from Westchester County, Gill Hill didn’t turn 18 until two months after the Rays selected him in the sixth round of the 2022 Draft. Tampa Bay went above slot to sign the right-hander for $597,500 with the knowledge that he’d be a long-term project, and his first full season in the Florida Complex League and with Single-A Charleston (5.49 ERA, 39 strikeouts in 41 innings) was a clear indication of that. Gill Hill’s breakout has arrived in a big way this summer back in the Carolina League with stellar results over more than double the workload.
The 6-foot-2 hurler works with a pair of fastballs in the 92-96 mph range -- a four-seamer that comes out flat at the top of the zone from his three-quarters delivery and a sinker with solid armside run. The latter helps drive a groundball rate that has been north of 50 percent for much of 2024, and his combination of whiffs and weak contact has led to the impressive results in Single-A. He’ll show a pair of breaking balls in his curveball and slider. The slider might be the better of the two moving forward with his current arm slot, though Tampa Bay coaches have been pleased with the deuce too. He also mixes in a mid-80s changeup with promising fade, leading to good lefty splits, and a sharper cutter that acts as a go-between for his heater and breaking stuff.
Gill Hill has worked on maintaining his arm slot in his second full season, leading to more promising results especially when it comes to control. He may lack a true plus pitch at this stage, but the diversity of his mix and his upward trajectory make him the next big prospect arm headed toward St. Petersburg.
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04/01/2025 | RHP Gary Gill Hill assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods. |
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03/06/2025 | activated RHP Gary Gill Hill. |
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08/19/2023 | RHP Gary Gill Hill assigned to Charleston RiverDogs from FCL Rays. |
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12/01/2022 | RHP Gary Gill Hill assigned to FCL Rays. |
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12/01/2022 | FCL Rays activated RHP Gary Gill Hill. |
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07/29/2022 | Tampa Bay Rays signed RHP Gary Gill Hill. |
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07/05/2022 | RHP Gary Gill Hill and assigned to College Workout. |
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07/05/2022 | College Workout activated RHP Gary Gill Hill. |
