July 23, 201214 yr Author After looking at Billys numbers a little closer he has been on base everygame he has played so far in AA...Small sample size, 11 games, I know but you just have to love that in a leadoff guy...For over a year now across A, A+ and now a small sample in AA he has given no reason to doubt that his on base ability and improved plate discipline is legit...If he can continue to hit at AA for the remainder of the year I think he has a great chance to stick with the big club out of spring training next year as the leadoff man...
July 23, 201214 yr nkufan23- Thanks for taking the time to post the Down on the Farm updates. They are great. Very informative. Please keep them coming. :thumb: :thumb: Looking forward to seeing Billy Hamilton climb the ladder to the pros.
July 23, 201214 yr nkufan23- Thanks for taking the time to post the Down on the Farm updates. They are great. Very informative. Please keep them coming. :thumb: :thumb: Looking forward to seeing Billy Hamilton climb the ladder to the pros. Agreed. Thanks!
July 23, 201214 yr Author Gregorius HR from last night Video Highlights & Clips - MiLB | Gregorius goes yard for Bats - Video | MiLB.com Multimedia | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
July 23, 201214 yr Author Reds 2011 first round pick Robert Stephenson was clocked at 100 mph Saturday night at Billings...This is the second consecutive start I have heard Stephenson was topping out at 100... Here are his numbers so far in his 1st Pro season, not to shabby: [table] [thead][tr][th]Year[/th][th]Age[/th][th]Tm[/th][th]Lg[/th][th]Lev[/th][th]Aff[/th][th]W[/th][th]L[/th][th]W-L%[/th][th]ERA[/th][th]G[/th][th]GS[/th][th]GF[/th][th]CG[/th][th]SHO[/th][th]SV[/th][th]IP[/th][th]H[/th][th]R[/th][th]ER[/th][th]HR[/th][th]BB[/th][th]IBB[/th][th]SO[/th][th]HBP[/th][th]BK[/th][th]WP[/th][th]BF[/th][th]WHIP[/th][th]H/9[/th][th]HR/9[/th][th]BB/9[/th][th]SO/9[/th][th]SO/BB[/th][/tr][/thead] [tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td]2012[/td][td]19[/td][td]Billings[/td][td]PION[/td][td]Rk[/td][td]CIN[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]1.000[/td][td]2.05[/td][td]7[/td][td]7[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]30.2[/td][td]22[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]2[/td][td]8[/td][td]0[/td][td]37[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]7[/td][td]123[/td][td]0.978[/td][td]6.5[/td][td]0.6[/td][td]2.3[/td][td]10.9[/td][td]4.63[/td][/tr] [tr][td]1 Season[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]1.000[/td][td]2.05[/td][td]7[/td][td]7[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]30.2[/td][td]22[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]2[/td][td]8[/td][td]0[/td][td]37[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]7[/td][td]123[/td][td]0.978[/td][td]6.5[/td][td]0.6[/td][td]2.3[/td][td]10.9[/td][td]4.63[/td][/tr] [/table]
July 23, 201214 yr Author 7/22 Lville-Denis Phipps went 3-6 with a HR (7) and 2 RBI...Didi Gregorius went 1-5 with a double and a walk...Chris Valaika went 3-5 with a solo HR (5)...Denis Phipps is hitting .409/.480/.636 in his last 10 games. Pensacola-Billy Hamilton went 3-4 with a double and a run...Ryan LaMarre went 2-4...Brodie Greene went 2-4...Wirfin Obispo threw 5 shutout innings with a walk and 6 strikeouts...Wirfin Obispo lowered his ERA in AA to 2.48...Curtis Partch lowered his ERA as a reliever in AA to 2.23...Billy Hamilton raised his line to .333/.455/.528 with Pensacola to go with 8 walks and 7 strikeouts. Bakersfield-Theo Bowe went 3-5 with a double, steal (50) and 3 runs...Travis Mattair went 3-5 with a HR (16), 3 RBI and 2 runs...Tanner Robles allowed 2 runs in 5.2 innings with a walk and 6 strikeouts...Theo Bowe raised his line in Bakersfield to .345/.419/.435 and has 50 total steals this season...Tanner Robles has a 1.93 ERA in 4 starts in A+ Dayton-Kyle Waldrop went 2-4 with a triple and a run. Billings-Gabriel Rosa went 2-6 with a run and 2 RBI...Jesse Winker went 1-3 with a walk and RBI...Beau Amaral went 1-1 with 2 RBI and 2 runs...Seth Mejias-Brean went 5-5 with a double, triple, walk, 2 runs and 3 RBI...Jeff Gelaluch went 4-6 with a HR (1) and 3 RBI...Taylor Wrenn went 4-6 with a double and 2 runs...Fray Sosa went 2-5 with a double, RBI, walk and 3 runs. AZL Reds-Brent Peterson went 2-5 with a solo HR (1) and 2 runs...Avain Rachal went 2-5 with a run...Humberto Valor went 1-1...Jhimmy Lopez went 2-4 with a double, run and 2 RBI...Argenis Aldazoro went 2-4 with a double, RBI and a run...Elliot Hargreaves went 3-4 with a double and an RBI...Nick Travieso threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
July 23, 201214 yr Reds 2011 first round pick Robert Stephenson was clocked at 100 mph Saturday night at Billings...This is the second consecutive start I have heard Stephenson was topping out at 100... Here are his numbers so far in his 1st Pro season, not to shabby: [table] [thead][tr][th]Year[/th][th]Age[/th][th]Tm[/th][th]Lg[/th][th]Lev[/th][th]Aff[/th][th]W[/th][th]L[/th][th]W-L%[/th][th]ERA[/th][th]G[/th][th]GS[/th][th]GF[/th][th]CG[/th][th]SHO[/th][th]SV[/th][th]IP[/th][th]H[/th][th]R[/th][th]ER[/th][th]HR[/th][th]BB[/th][th]IBB[/th][th]SO[/th][th]HBP[/th][th]BK[/th][th]WP[/th][th]BF[/th][th]WHIP[/th][th]H/9[/th][th]HR/9[/th][th]BB/9[/th][th]SO/9[/th][th]SO/BB[/th][/tr][/thead] [tr][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr] [tr][td]2012[/td][td]19[/td][td]Billings[/td][td]PION[/td][td]Rk[/td][td]CIN[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]1.000[/td][td]2.05[/td][td]7[/td][td]7[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]30.2[/td][td]22[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]2[/td][td]8[/td][td]0[/td][td]37[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]7[/td][td]123[/td][td]0.978[/td][td]6.5[/td][td]0.6[/td][td]2.3[/td][td]10.9[/td][td]4.63[/td][/tr] [tr][td]1 Season[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]1.000[/td][td]2.05[/td][td]7[/td][td]7[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]30.2[/td][td]22[/td][td]11[/td][td]7[/td][td]2[/td][td]8[/td][td]0[/td][td]37[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]7[/td][td]123[/td][td]0.978[/td][td]6.5[/td][td]0.6[/td][td]2.3[/td][td]10.9[/td][td]4.63[/td][/tr] [/table] 7 starts and only 30 IP. He's obviously very raw still.
July 23, 201214 yr Author Dan Besbris Director of Broadcasting for Bakersfield on Hamilton, Cingrani, Lotzkar and Brackman... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AmMt_oWyrU
July 23, 201214 yr Author 16% of CBS Fantasy Baseball Owners carry Billy Hamilton on there active rosters, 0% start him obviously but I still thought that was a pretty neat fact...
July 23, 201214 yr Author An update on the 2 Hottest Hitters in Billings: Jesse Winker Age:18 Position:OF 1st Round Draft Pick 2012 127 PA, 17 R, 33 H, 7 Doubles, 1 Triple, 16 RBI, 25 BB to 24 K's, .337 AVG, .472 OBP Seth Mejias-Brean Age:21 Position:3B 8th Round Draft Pick 2012 59 PA, 14 R, 21 H, 5 Doubles, 1 Triple, 2 HR's, 13 RBI's, 1 SB, 8 BB to 4 K's, .420 AVG, .492 OBP
July 23, 201214 yr Author 7 starts and only 30 IP. He's obviously very raw still. He hasn't pitched in a meaningful game in over a year...He was drafted last year and never pitched because he signed to late...The Reds have been pretty cautious with their top arms...Amir Garrett has barely thrown any innings as well and Travieso this years #1 Pick only pitched 1 Inning in his debut last night...All of these guys are very raw, HS Arms...
July 23, 201214 yr Author ^No steals for Hamilton last night and he was on base 3 times? He's slacking! I think he is 8for12 in SB Attempts in AA so far, its obviously an adjustment for him on the basepaths
July 23, 201214 yr Author A new SI Article on Billy...Some passages from the article below... Billy Hamilton, stolen base leader,*is Cincinnati Reds' phenom - Albert Chen - SI.com Here's the thing about Billy Hamilton: "When you see him in person, he's even more unbelievable than what you hear," says Delino DeShields, one of Hamilton's former minor league managers. "He makes believers out of everyone." The moment Griffey became a believer was during a game in April, two weeks into the season at Single-A Bakersfield, where Griffey is the manager and Hamilton was the shortstop. It was a scoreless game in the bottom of the ninth. Hamilton was at third base -- earlier in the inning he'd singled, stole second, and stole third. "The hitter was kind of jammed and he hit a pop fly to second," says Griffey. "I look over at third and I see Billy going back to the base, looking like he's getting ready to push off, and I'm thinking, Now what the hell is he doing? The second baseman had his back to the plate, he was on the edge of the outfield grass behind second base, and the moment he touched the ball, Billy took off. And he was gone. This is a pop fly to second base, and Billy tagged up and scored. Standing up." Griffey laughs. "Thought I'd seen it all -- but I'd never seen that," he says. "I've seen all the great ones who could change the game with their speed. But Billy -- it's true, he's a little bit different." "I started hearing the legend of Billy when he was in the Gulf Coast League [in 2009] -- these stories about how he was stealing on pitchouts, how he was tagging and scoring from second," says DeShields, who first managed Hamilton on the Reds' rookie league team in Billings, Mont. "The first time I realized just how fast he was, he was running from first and I was trying to hold him at third on a ball hit to the gap, but by the time I looked up he was already past me and had scored. I call him a ninja -- I look for footprints, but I never can find footprints." The most unbelievable thing DeShields saw Billy do happened last year during spring training. "There was a ball hit to deep to leftfield, and the leftfielder throws his hands up because he's lost the ball in the sun," says DeShields. "I'm watching the ball, and thinking, This is trouble, and out of nowhere, I see this white flash, and I see that it's Billy, and he's running full speed. He ends up diving, laying out completely, and makes the catch at the warning track in leftfield. It was ridiculous. There isn't a player out there who would have caught that ball." As for the title of Fastest Ballplayer Ever, DeShields thinks "it's not at all ridiculous to say that. He might be. I saw Marquis Grissom. Otis Nixon, I played with him. I've seen Deion Sanders run the bases. I've seen Vince Coleman. But I've never seen a player like Billy before." Billy was All-State at Taylorsville High School in baseball, basketball and football. He was a wideout and kick returner who turned down a football scholarship to Mississippi State. "Every offensive play was designed around Billy," says one of his old football coaches, Dusty Hillman, who was also his manager on the baseball team. "In practice he'd run backwards and guys still couldn't cover him. He was by far the fastest player I've ever seen." But he was most dazzling on the baseball field. "I used to steal Billy on first move," says Ford. "Which meant that it didn't matter if whether that first move by the pitcher was to home or to first base, because if he threw it to first, they were never going to throw him out at second." In a big series against rival Richton High, with an army of scouts in the stands to see him play, Billy once tagged up and scored from second base. "Everyone saw that he scored, but the other team appealed, and the pitcher threw to second, and the ump called him out," says Ford. "The ump said, 'I'm not saying I saw it, but there's no way he scored. That's impossible. He had to leave early.'" Later in that same game, one of the opposing hitters hit a line drive to the right centerfield gap, "between centerfielder and rightfielder and second baseman," says Hillman. "Billy comes racing across the field in a full sprint, and makes an over shoulder catch in the gap. This wasn't a soft-hit ball -- it would have been a double, the outfielders wouldn't have been get to it. A shortstop making a catch on a line drive in rightfield -- the scouts were all saying they'd never seen anything like that." And Hamilton can do more than just run. He's hitting .324 this season with a .417 on base percentage, 20 doubles and 10 triples. "He can swing the bat," says Griffey. "If [the Reds] do decide to call him up, I know he can handle the job really well, and it's not just pinch hitting and pinch running. He can play. Billy can handle the bat pretty good." He adds, "When Billy arrives in Cincinnati, whenever that day will be, the crowds are going to show up even more. They'll be there to watch Billy run."
July 23, 201214 yr I think he is 8for12 in SB Attempts in AA so far, its obviously an adjustment for him on the basepaths As he goes up the ladder it will be much more difficult for him to steal bases. He'll have to pick spots instead of just running whenever he wants. I would be much more concerned with his hitting as he moves up. He seems to be handling that just fine so far. He's going to be fine on the basepaths at any level.
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