sports_fan Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 more impressive than the steal on the throwback imohttp://m.mlb.com/video/v264786883/clecin-hamilton-speeds-home-on-groundout-to-third Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 B2B seasons 50+.... leading the league easily again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capella Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 That .260 OBP is really something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 That .260 OBP is really something else.Wrong thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports_fan Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hasn't been caught stealing 3rd this season. 16 SB, 0 CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Ball Larry Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Pretty damn good player. If only he could hit.3.6 war last year, 1.5 so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports_fan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Pretty damn good player. If only he could hit.3.6 war last year, 1.5 so far this year.Pretty damn good player. If only he could hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 45 for 3rd straight season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantagrapher Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I'm glad the Reds suck, because I'd hate to have to even think of facing Hamilton in the playoffs. I feel like he's in the head of every Cubs starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobiasFunke Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, pantagrapher said: I'm glad the Reds suck, because I'd hate to have to even think of facing Hamilton in the playoffs. I feel like he's in the head of every Cubs starter. Got some bad news for you, GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantagrapher Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 32 minutes ago, TobiasFunke said: Got some bad news for you, GB. #### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Annual bump He's been the model of consistency the past three years with 56, 57 and 58 SBs. His OBP climbed by nearly 50 points to a halfway decent .321. The improvement was almost exclusively against RHP--he's still hopeless against lefties. If he can stay healthy and maintain a league average OBP, I could easily see him stealing 75. He'll probably never be on one of my teams but a chase for 100 would be fun distraction for Cincinnati in September. He'll turn 27 this season and doesn't seem to have a skillset that will age well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru_007 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, Eephus said: If he can stay healthy and maintain a league average OBP, I could easily see him stealing 75. He'll probably never be on one of my teams but a chase for 100 would be fun distraction for Cincinnati in September. He'll turn 27 this season and doesn't seem to have a skillset that will age well. Rajah Davis disagrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Davis has managed to maintain his SB into his 30s but he's never stolen as many bases as Hamilton has done in each of his three seasons. If you look through the single season SB leaders, most speed guys had their best years in their 20s. Rickey's last 70+ season was at age 30. Only Lou Brock and Maury Wills had uber-elite SB seasons after age 30. Brock's 118 SBs in 1974 at age 35 is an amazing feat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 For me, most exciting player in baseball. 50+ steals again. I think he has upside for mich higher run totals. The HR/RBI drain is real though so you really need to understand scoring system and team construction to go down this road in fantasy. At the end of the day though, one of the most likely guys to have a player rater score that beats his ADP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Runs fast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuke Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Nice guy Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraft... Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 hour ago, shuke said: Nice guy Billy So awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Scores game winning run from 1st on a single with 2 outs in the 9th. Reached base for 23rd straight game Edited May 25, 2017 by cheese 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 27 steals. Dee Gordon 2nd with 15 Billy has scored a run in 11 of his last 12 starts and scored as the games leadoff batter the last 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerial Assault Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 0:27 PM, shuke said: Nice guy Billy One of the coolest things ever. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 He'll be running somewhere else in 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Problem Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, Eephus said: He'll be running somewhere else in 2019 Why do I get the feeling that you’ll be watching that happen more than the rest of us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 With the retirements of Reyes and Ichiro, Hamilton moves to #5 on the active SB leaders list (#4 if Hanley's finished.). He's tied with Cap Anson for #192 on the all-time list but another 30 SB season would move Billy past Lenny Dykstra, Rabbit Maranville and Vada Pinson. I think a change of scenery will do him good. He's 28 and could possibly settle into a Jarrod Dyson role. Who knows, Billy may still have his career year ahead of him. And he still has his own thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Voice Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 With Hamilton going to KC, do they now have the three most active base stealers in MLB? Merrifield led MLB last year and Mondesi stole 32 in half a season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Hopefully OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 DFAed by the Royals On 12/1/2018 at 6:18 PM, Eephus said: I think a change of scenery will do him good. He's 28 and could possibly settle into a Jarrod Dyson role. Who knows, Billy may still have his career year ahead of him. And he still has his own thread. Maybe KC just had the wrong scenery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encyclopedia Brown Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 8:54 PM, Eephus said: DFAed by the Royals Maybe KC just had the wrong scenery Claimed by Atlanta. Ken Rosenthal says he will get zero at-bats, will be used exclusively as late-innings defensive replacement and pinch-runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 14 hours ago, Encyclopedia Brown said: Claimed by Atlanta. Ken Rosenthal says he will get zero at-bats, will be used exclusively as late-innings defensive replacement and pinch-runner. He needs 274 SBs to tie the other Billy Hamilton on the Braves/Beaneaters career SB leader board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Designated 10th inning runner. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encyclopedia Brown Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 The Billy Hamilton era is over in San Francisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, Encyclopedia Brown said: The Billy Hamilton era is over in San Francisco. He was moving so fast he didn't even leave a trace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Probably time to delete this turd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encyclopedia Brown Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Batting third today for the Mets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eephus Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 He's added power to his arsenal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encyclopedia Brown Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Eephus said: He's added power to his arsenal The Athletic did a story on Hamilton not too long ago. He talked about how since his very first day in professional baseball he was told to hit the ball on the ground and use his speed to leg out infield hits. He admitted that he has lost a step in the last few years and thus following that strategy would put an end to his career, so he had no choice but to go up to the plate and swing as hard as he can, swinging with launch angle in mind, just like everyone else. He'll never be a good hitter but if this new philosophy keeps him in the league for awhile longer, that's excellent. If he can get to the 2022 season, he will have ten years of service time, which is good for his pension. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogart Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Encyclopedia Brown said: The Athletic did a story on Hamilton not too long ago. He talked about how since his very first day in professional baseball he was told to hit the ball on the ground and use his speed to leg out infield hits. He admitted that he has lost a step in the last few years and thus following that strategy would put an end to his career, so he had no choice but to go up to the plate and swing as hard as he can, swinging with launch angle in mind, just like everyone else. He'll never be a good hitter but if this new philosophy keeps him in the league for awhile longer, that's excellent. If he can get to the 2022 season, he will have ten years of service time, which is good for his pension. I can't believe we have had almost a decade of Hamilton. I remember entering into an established fantasy league with two other owners and we had an expansion draft to fill out our rosters for the upcoming season. I took Hamilton in the third round to stash on my minor league roster, because he has stolen 250+ bases the last two seasons in the minors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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