Monday, June 21, 2010, Minor League Updates

[dougdirt]

No kidding. He looked weightless. If he can play that position, look out.

Does anyone know if he's switch-hitting? The listings I saw still had him as hitting righty.

Milb.com is notorious for making a switch to a players profile. Since he was a RHH when drafted, even if he starts hitting solely LH, it probably wouldn't be changed for 2-3 years. Juan Francisco was in AA and still listed as a switch hitter and 180 pounds before it was changed. He never did either of those things in the US. They just never made the change.

And as for Hamilton, he is considered an above average to plus shortstop. Its more about whether his bat develops because defensively, the kid has some serious tools.

[mace]

Hamilton's leap was almost cartoonish - that kid has some athleticism.

I actually laughed out loud watching that catch--for the second time.

[GIDP]

enjoy

[RED VAN HOT]

Amazing. I can't get enough of this video.

[GIDP]

He seriously just kinda hangs there.

[mace]

As amazing as that is to watch . . . Note the angle of the ball off the bat. When you see the ball headed in that direction, you know that nobody's gonna catch it. I'd be curious to see where Hamilton was playing that guy. It's possible that he was shaded over toward third base . . . but it's a left-handed hitter! That's simply not a ball that gets caught by a normal shortstop playing in a normal place. Not even close.

[nemesis]

Based on TOOLS not on field performance, Hamilton has to be the Elite prospect of the SS group that is currently in the Minors.

Hamilton
Cozart
DiDi
Torreyes
Arias
Lohman
Negron
Valor
Rojas

[GOYA]

Janish wouldn't have had that.

[11larkin11]

Between Y-Rod and Hamilton, JimBo would be giddy.

[mdccclxix]

My heart skipped a beat when I saw that catch, omg. It looks like a string is just pulling him up and up.

[fearofpopvol1]

Okay, that catch is one of the most amazing things I've seen all season. WOW.

Kid is a freak.

[Kingspoint]

That's just crazy.