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No. 12: Rich Hill

The best starting pitcher on the market? None other than Hill, who has resurrected his career and should do well in a thin market for starters.

Position: SP | Age: 37
Current Team: Dodgers | Best Fit: Red Sox
2016 Stats: 12–5, 2.12 ERA, 0.997 WHIP, 10.5 K/9

Hill is definitely the best starting pitcher on the market, which says a lot about both him and the market. Let's focus on the positives. Hill, despite recurring blister issues, was great for the A's and even better for the Dodgers after a deadline trade thanks in large measure to what is without question the league's best curveball. Though he pitched only 110 regular-season innings, he was last seen shutting out the Cubs over six innings in the NLCS. Hill is Massachusetts-born and a two-time Red Sox veteran, but what matters way more than that is Boston's need for high-end starting pitching depth. The Sox are one of the few teams that could stomach an innings total in the low 100s for Hill, as long as they're good ones.

TAYLER: Rich Hill's journey back to majors filled with curves