The Blue Jays will sign pitcher Shawn Hill once he clears waivers from the Nationals. "We wouldn't be signing him to come in here and make the major-league staff," Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi said. "We'd have to get him up to speed, kind of like (former major-leaguer) Wade Miller (currently in minor-league camp). "We're just trying to get as many arms as we can in here. We know the young kids are going to struggle. ... We're trying to put them in spots they might not be ready for. We get some veteran guys here and they can hold the fort down. "Eventually, (Ricky) Romero, (Brad) Mills, (Brett) Cecil will all pitch for us. Maybe one, maybe two breaks with us. It gives us enough experience where we can just ease them in as opposed to throwing them in. The Hills and those guys might allow us to buy some starts for the younger kids."