BILLY HAMILTON RUMORS
Reds top prospects update: Billy Hamilton one of the fastest around
Seriously. He's fast.
Billy Hamilton has 52 stolen bases, while playing in 47 of Bakersfield's 50 games. By my not-all-that-scientific calculations, that puts him on pace to steal something like 144 bases in 131 games played, though he'll probably end up playing a few more games than that barring injury. Not that it needs any more perspective, but the Blaze play 140...
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MINOR details 5/28/12: Billy Hamilton steals three, drives in two in Blaze win
This guy is really fast.
Louisville 4 Syracuse 3
-Wirfin Obispo started and gave up all three earned runs in three innings for the Bats (17-35). Scott Carroll (2-3) picked up the win tossing three shutout innings. Nick Christiani threw 2.2 scoreless, while Jordan Smith got the save (5) by getting the final out of the game.
-CF Kris Negron went 2-3 with a solo home run (5) and...
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Billy Hamilton on the updated Keith Law Top 25 prospects list
Billy Hamilton made the list at #25.
ESPN Insider Keith Law has provided an update to his preseason Top 100 prospects rankings, giving us his list of the Top 25 current prospects. You have to be an ESPN Insider subscriber to read the entire article. It was a little troubling as I scrolled through the list and didn't see any Reds prospects on the list, but have no fear, the...
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Video of speedy prospect Billy Hamilton
I found this video of Single-A Bakersfield shortstop Billy Hamilton on YouTube this morning and thought I'd share. The clip was shot and uploaded by @SoCalSteve9 before the Blaze's May 12th came against the Inland Empire 66ers (Single-A affiliate of LA Angels).
The speedster is shown fielding some grounders and taking batting practice (from both sides of the plate...
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2012 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Josh Hamilton Breaks Record Breaking Bat, Votto Blasts Three
Josh Hamilton The good news for Josh Hamilton: His hot streak continued on Mother’s Day with a 2-for-5 effort that drove in three runs. He’s now batting .402 on the season with 18 homers and 41 rib-eyes. The bad news for Josh Hamilton: In his final at bat on Sunday, he broke the bat that was used during the historic four-homer performance last week. The bat was on the...
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Billy Hamilton Begins Season on a Tear for Bakersfield
Billy Hamilton, 21, has begun the 2012 season in the Cincinnati Reds farm system on an absolute tear.
Playing for the High A level California League Bakersfield Blaze, the switch-hitting shortstop has put together quite a month of April. During that month, Billy Hamilton had a batting average of .398 making him the leader in all of the Cincinnati Reds’ organization. ...
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The 2012 Minor League Report – Week 5
If you are in a keeper league or dynasty league and are searching for stolen bases for next season, then you should have your eye on shortstop Billy Hamilton in the Cincinnati farm system. Playing at High A, Hamilton has stolen 29 bases in 23 games while hitting .398 in 88 at bats. Hamilton looks like he is on his way to second straight season of 100+ stolen bases after swiping 103...
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BP Unfiltered: Billy Hamilton is Very Fast by Sam Miller
Since I watched Peter Bourjos hit a triple about a year ago, watching extremely fast baseball players run extremely fast has been my favorite part of baseball. Then this morning I read Kevin Goldstein's Ten Pack, which included this about Billy Hamilton:
Hamilton has been hot all year, but he kicked it up a notch over the past week, going 13-for-28 with 15 stolen bases in...
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April 30, 2012
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April 30, 2012
Friday news and notes
Billy Hamilton is off to an electric start, hitting .396/.484/.660 with 8 walks and 11 strikeouts to go with 12 steals (and 4 CS). It hasn’t gone unnoticed by the national media either. Hamilton is on top of the Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet today.
The Scoop: No one has ever questioned Hamilton’s ability to run and steal bases, but the young shortstop has heard...
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April 20, 2012
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April 20, 2012
2011 Season in Review: Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton came into the season as one of the best rated prospects within the system after hitting .318 for Billings in the 2010 season. There were some questions in the offseason about his bat despite hitting well for the Mustangs the year before as well as some talk about his moving to another position (from shortstop, even though he played second base for the most part in...
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October 10, 2011
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October 10, 2011
THE REDS HOT 25
