Farmers Only: Can Billy Hamilton be the first Reds farmhand to steal 100?

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Talk about a stereotypical leadoff man… if only the 21st Century Billy Hamilton could get on base at that clip!

—As cool as the 100 SBs will be, I’m more happy that Hamilton is getting his OBP up. He’s taking a lot more walks recently which is nice. Imagine how many he could’ve stolen if his OBP was around .350 even.
—The fact that he has either singled or doubled 118 times and has 89 SBs means he’s stealing 3B a lot. That’s cool.
—A little worried about Daniel Corcino. He only threw 71 IP last year, and this year he’s at 129, with probably 20 or so more to go. Seems like doubling one’s IP from one year to the next could be damaging. Does anyone know if he pitched winter ball last year?
—Henry Rodriguez walked again. His walk rate for the season is creeping up towards average. Combined with his hit tool and low K rates, this makes for a potentially valuable player. I hope we see him in Louisville to start next year.

Freddy Guzman, Chris Morris, and Ramon Sambo.

You’ll notice 2 things:

1. Guzman was the only one to make the majors, and totalled 92 PA (80 in one season, 12 spread out over 3 more) with an OPS of .529.
2. Sambo’s 98 SB was as a 25 year old playing A ball.

Hopefully, the only ability Hamilton shares with them is speed.

Are they going to give the Reds reason to release the likes of Negron and Valaika next year? I suppose that might be rushing it for Didi, as he just made the jump to AA recently.

I see the Jacksonville Suns are a Marlins affiliate now. They used to be with the Dodgers. Bubba was a Sun.

I think they won a championship that year.

in the Enquirer.

He works in construction with his cousin the contractor in the off-season.

And some quotes from his teammates at Reds Insider.

Reds pitcher Matt Maloney, Louisville Bats: ‘‘The first time I met him I was in Charlotte, where Corky was playing for the Chicago White Sox (Triple-A team). I was pitching and got real mad in the dugout after one of my innings. I threw my glove, and when I stepped in the dugout, the cement was real slick and the rubber that was on top of it slid out from underneath me, and I fell on my butt. I could hear Corky laughing in the other dugout. The next day he got traded over to the Reds, which made us teammates. First thing he does is give me a hard time about falling down. And he still gives me a hard time about it today. He knows when to let up, but he knows when he’s got you.’’

THERE’S TOO MANY OLIVES IN IT.

No, really. My office shook for several seconds. I’ve experienced these before, but that one was the biggest I’ve felt. (I know, TWSS).

Happy Birthday, BK!