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Twins ink Hill, Bailey, bonuses possible

(AP)  Rich Hill can earn $9.5 million in performance bonuses in his contract with the Minnesota Twins and Homer Bailey can earn $1 million. Minnesota announced the one-year deals with the pitchers on Dec. 31.

Hill was guaranteed $3 million and Bailey $7 million.

 

 

Bailey was 13-9 with a 4.57 ERA last year for Kansas City and Oakland. Hill is a left-hander who turns 40 in March,. He was 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 13 starts last season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is recovering from elbow surgery and is likely to miss the first half of next season.