Amid a whirlwind of White Sox activity at the non-tender deadline back in November, Derek Hill was an unusual candidate to remain in place.
Hill was one of three arbitration-eligible players whose futures the White Sox had to weigh, alongside Mike Tauchman and Steven Wilson. Despite being by far the least tenured of the three — Hill showed up as a waiver claim for the last week of the season — he was the only one to stay put. The White Sox traded Wilson and non-tendered Tauchman, and also released Tim Elko (albeit temporarily) and Cam Booser (with extreme prejudice) for good measure. Meanwhile, the White Sox and Hill agreed to one-year, $900,000 contract, which seemed to represent an oasis of player stability.
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