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Billy Hamilton WOW!!!!
Everyday I become more and more impressed with this young man. Like every other Cincinnati Reds fan out there, I am very excited to see this kid play for the Reds (as soon as possible and for his whole career.) I know that keeping him in AA and then in AAA will help him become even better but with all the options out there for lead-off hitter I would rather watch him. Here are some video’s I found today. [Source]
Just click on the pictures to watch the videos on mlb.com
And here is a video I found just now that I wanted to share with you.
I won’t even guess
This off-season I am not even going to guess who Walt Jocketty and the Cincinnati Reds will trade. But, I will guess to how many trades they make with a nice low number of 3. I think Walt will stick to his guns of not trying to find the missing pieces through free agency and look through trades like he has done in the past. The only player I really do not want to see traded is Billy Hamilton, I really want to see this kid in a Reds uniform for his whole career. (If they can give Drew Stubbs a shot for as many seasons as they have, they should be able to afford to keep this kid on the roster.)
There are many rumors out there already about who the Reds are looking into but I will not get into them right now, because some of them are very far-fetched. (Even for the craziest of arm-chair GM’s out there.)
No matter what happens though, I will be happy with what Walt Jocketty and his staff do this off-season. They pulled of a huge trade last year in order to fill a spot which really improved (starting rotation) and I know they will do the same again this time.
Players to watch
Here is a list of players on the Reds farm teams that I have my eye on right now:
Paul Janish [Bats]
Corky Miller [Bats]
Kanekoa Texeira [Bats]
Mike Costanzo [Blue Wahoos]
Joel Guzman [Blue Wahoos]
Brodie Greene [Blue Wahoos]
Brian Peacock [Blue Wahoos]
Cody Puckett [Blue Wahoos]
Henry Rodriguez [Blue Wahoos]
Pedro Villarreal [Blue Wahoos]
Justin Freeman [Blue Wahoos]
Donnie Joseph [Blue Wahoos]
Billy Hamilton [Blaze]
Devin Lohman [Blaze]
David Vidal [Blaze]
Kyle Lotzkar [Blaze]
Tony Cingrani [Blaze]
Yovan Gonzalez [Dragons]
Juan Silva [Dragons]
Daniel Jensen [Dragons]
Radhames Quezada [Dragons]
Tanner Robles [Dragons]
You can watch these players and others by going to baseball-reference.com
Major League Baseball most active team in 2012 offseason #reds
In the past few days there have been more moves by Cincinnati Reds and it is hard to believe Walt Jocketty when he says he is finally done. It feels like the man has done more transactions this offseason then he has in the last five seasons combined. First, they made a trade with Philadelphia Phillies for 2B/SS Wilson Valdez for LHP Jeremy Horst. They signed Nick Masset to a two-year contract to avoid arbitration and they signed LHP Jeff Francis to a minor league deal to add more pitching depth. They also signed RHP Ryne Reynoso, INF Joel Guzman and before that, they signed utility player Willie Harris and are still waiting for the official signing of OF Ryan Ludwick. Let us not forget signing Ryan Madson and trading for Sean Marshall and Mat Latos and other minor league and spring training invites to players that will help bring competition to some of the younger guys. [Source - MLB.com]
This offseason has to go down as the most exciting one I have ever experienced as a Reds fan. (Close to 20 years) No matter the outcome right now I have to say Walt Jocketty has really done a great job on finding players that will help the team win in 2012. With a tight budget he had to be very clever in who he traded for and signed but after all the smoke clears I think he got the best players for what he had available. With upgrades in the starting rotation, bullpen and as closer along with a solid bench upgrade the team is looking great for spring training which is just around the corner.
Another hot topic in the past few days was the Top 100 Prospects of 2012 on mlb.com where Catcher Devin Mesoraco was No. 14 and shortstop Billy Hamilton rated at No. 34.
Billy Hamilton (103 SB)
Cincinnati Reds shortstop prospect Billy Hamilton had a great season in 2011. Hamilton was born in Taylorsville, Mississippi, US. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft.
Hamilton will be a great leadoff hitter for the Reds in the near future and it has a lot of fans and the front office very excited about seeing what this kid can do. In 2011 he got 103 stolen bases in 135 games with Dayton Dragons. [Source]
Billy Hamilton
Year Age Tm Lg Lev G AB R H SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS 2009 18 Reds GULF Rk 43 166 19 34 14 3 .205 .253 .277 .530 2010 19 Billings PION Rk 69 283 61 90 48 9 .318 .383 .456 .839 2011 20 Dayton MIDW A 135 550 99 153 103 20 .278 .340 .360 .700 3 Seasons 247 999 179 277 165 32 .277 .338 .373 .712 Rk (2 seasons) Rk 112 449 80 124 62 12 .276 .336 .390 .726 A (1 season) A 135 550 99 153 103 20 .278 .340 .360 .700
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/16/2011.
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