Josh Hamilton's Recent Hot Streak Could Spark Offense

In last week’s edition of Sports Illustrated Josh Hamilton was on the colder side of a section labelled “Who’s Hot, Who’s Not.”  In their defense, up to that point Josh was not having the season he had hoped for during spring training. Hamilton has struggled at the plate the entire season, he has spent time on the DL twice this season, and has had to deal with some off the field issues. In the months of March and April he batted .242 in 18 games, notching 16 hits, eight runs, three extra-base hits, 10 RBI, three walks, and 15 strikeouts. In May he improved his power numbers to eight extra-base hits, 14 RBI, 12 runs, and doubled his walks.  However his average went down five points to .237, hits down to 14, and strikeouts to 16 in only 17 games. Josh was placed on the DL for part of May and all of June. He returned to the lineup and the third batting spot in July, however things only got worse.  In 20 games he batted .205, with 16 hits, on...