Kenneth Jaden Hill...Brother of Kentrell Hill, who played from 2011-13 in the Giants’ organization...Originally drafted in the 38th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign...Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2021 prior to his selection in the draft...Pitched three seasons for Louisiana State University from 2019-21, combining to go 3-3 with a 4.21 ERA (51.1 IP, 24 ER) with 20 walks and 53 strikeouts in 13 total games (nine starts)...Named the 2018 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year and was a 2016 Under Armour All-American...Went 7-0 with a 0.51 ERA in his senior season at Ashdown (Ark.) High School...Also batted .540 with 11 home runs and a 1.034 slugging mark.
2025
In 28 Major League relief appearances, went 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA (29.1 IP, 11 ER), 12 walks and 31 strikeouts...Recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque for the first time on April 20 as the 27th man…remained with the club until being optioned to Triple-A on April 27...Recalled for the second time on July 27 and remained with the club through the remainder of the season...Posted a 5.28 ERA (15.1 IP, 9 ER) in 15 home games and a 1.29 ERA (14.0 IP, 2 ER) in 13 games on the road...Allowed two “barrels” all season, tied for the second-fewest among all pitchers (min. 100 BF)...0.61 HR/9 (29.1 IP, 2 HR) the lowest among Rockies...Career-high four strikeouts through 1.1 innings on April 24 at Kansas City…matched a career high with two innings pitched twice: Aug. 18 vs. Los Angeles-NL and Sept. 2 vs. San Francisco...Earned his first career win Aug. 2 vs. Pittsburgh (1.0,0,0,0,1,0)...Allowed two earned runs in 11 innings (1.64 ERA) through his final 10 outings of the season, surrendering seven hits, walking four and fanning 12...Earned his first career win Aug. 2 vs. Pittsburgh (1.0,0,0,0,1,0)...On Albuquerque’s injured list May 13-July 22 with a right hamstring strain...Went 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA, 10 hits, three walks and 28 strikeouts in 14 appearances with the Isotopes…appeared in three rehab games for the ACL Rockies.
2024
Made nine Major League relief appearances, going 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA (10.2 IP, 6 ER), six strikeouts and four walks...Had his contract selected by Colorado on Sept. 5, his first time on any Major League roster...At the time was rated as the club’s No. 20 prospect by MLB.com...Made his Major League debut Sept. 7 at Milwaukee with a clean sixth inning, the 12th Rockie to debut in 2024...Did not allow a run over his first three Major League outings from Sept. 7-13...Allowed one hit over that stretch (1-for-9)...Threw a career-best two innings in consecutive outings Sept. 25 vs. St. Louis and Sept. 27 vs. Los Angeles-NL, allowing no runs or hits in either outing...Scored upon in four straight prior...Went a combined 6-2 with a 4.57 ERA (45.1 IP, 23 ER) and seven saves in 41 appearances between Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque in his first season working in relief...Over all levels, held right-handed hitters to a combined .239/.320/.389 slash line with four home runs.
2023
Made a career-best 16 starts for High-A Spokane, logging 57 strikeouts through 43.2 innings...Finished the season 0-9 with a 9.48 ERA (43.2 IP, 46 ER)…tied for second in the Northwest League in losses... Spun a career-best four innings three times: May 26, June 23 and July 8…struck out a career-best eight batters through 3.1 innings on July 27 at Eugene...Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League, posting a 3.18 ERA (11.1 IP, 4 ER) with 13 strikeouts in 11 relief appearances…first relief appearances of his professional career... Finished the season as the Rockies’ No. 30 prospect (MLB.com).
