.286/.406/.383/.789 Billy Hamilton, AA age 21
.335/.402/.386/.788 Willy Taveras, AA, Age 22
.286/.406/.383/.789 Billy Hamilton, AA age 21
.335/.402/.386/.788 Willy Taveras, AA, Age 22
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Someone said Billy Hamilton might not be anything more than Otis Nixon.....I'll take than over his even faster brother Donell.
WrongVerb (09-01-2013)
Brett Gardner A+\AA age 22 .298/.395/.370/.764
We can exchange one season minor league stats of dozens of players and it will mean nothing.
I know we all have nightmares about Taveras as a Red, but his first three years, he was a near league average CF. it wasn't until his fifth year, his first year as a Red, before the league figured him out and he stunk.
I'll gladly take three years of league average CF from Hamiton and then have him turn into a pumpkin.
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REDREAD (09-04-2013)
Before the trade deadline this year, Chris Denorfia was mentioned as a possible trade candidate. He makes 2.2M next year, and with a .340 career OBP, he could be relatively productive. Also, trading with the Padres has worked out well before.
Last edited by LegallyMinded; 09-01-2013 at 11:38 PM.
757690 (09-01-2013),Revering4Blue (09-01-2013)
I'd offer a minor league deal to Grady Sizemore & try to sign Cory Hart to a one year deal.. I understand those are two injuries waiting to happen but if this team is so strapped for money I can't see them resigning Choo, Ellsbury, Granderson, Pence, Or Cruz. I list some of the other OFers because I still think Bruce is our best CFer.
BHam isn't quite ready yet and his call up has been stated that its merely for speed on the bases as a pinch runner. Not quite a lot of faith in the speedster. Instead of batting practice.. I'd be having him taking bunting practice. Might be the only way for him to get ABs this season.
I would sign up for Billy being Otis Nixon right now. I don't think his bat will ever be much at the big league level. But his wheels will win games for us.
2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2015 Attendance Record: 2-0
2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4
2013 Attendance Record: 5-2 2014 Attendance Record: 3-1
Jon Jay.
Otis Nixon was a part time player until he was age 31. His high water mark was an OPS+ of 94 in 460 PAs at age 32. He had a long career as a spare part and that's OK and maybe Billy can do that, but this is a thread about who should be the Reds CF in 2014 not who should be the 5th OF. Nixon's career OPS+ was 77. I'd honestly rather just play Heisey out there than have a typical Otis Nixon year manning CF (and I think Heisey is clearly a 300 PA part timer who is probably going to make more money than he's worth starting in 2014).
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