http://sports.yahoo.com/news/reds-farmhand-billy-hamilton-might-be-the-fastest-player-ever--has-104-stolen-bases-this-year.html

Billy Hamilton is soooo fast, he CAN steal first base.

Holy Hell

[quote][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times,]Nothing was quite like April 20. It was 0-0, bottom of the ninth. Hamilton singled, then stole second and third. With one out and the infield drawn in, Juan Duran hit a pop-up. Second baseman Carter Jurica, a San Francisco prospect, wheeled back and caught the ball. Hamilton tagged up and went. On a pop-up to second. And he scored.[/font][/color][/quote]

Single A, but if he can move up and continue this, I'd consider moving Cozart to 3rd and put him in at SS.

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Holy Hell
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There was a story on him last year from his HS days where he scored on a sacrifice fly to left field from SECOND base.

Judging by his 25 errors in single A, it appears that Mr. Hamilton has a long way to go before he is a MLB SS.

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Judging by his 25 errors in single A, it appears that Mr. Hamilton has a long way to go before he is a MLB SS.
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He may never be a MLB SS. There is a lot of speculation that he will be a CF for the Reds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0cq1Rqip0&feature=player_embedded

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He may never be a MLB SS. There is a lot of speculation that he will be a CF for the Reds.
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I don't know; all those stolen bases mean he must be getting on base a lot. Dusty would never go for it. He needs to work on his strikeouts if he wants to make it to the bigs.

[url="https://twitter.com/TaterTrotTrkr"][b]Tater Trot Tracker[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]TaterTrotTrkr[/b][/url]
Billy Hamilton, minor league Albert Einstein of speed, hit an inside-the-park HR today. 13.8 secs on the trot. I'm speechless (h/t [url="https://twitter.com/ctrent"][s]@[/s][b]ctrent[/b][/url])

[url="https://twitter.com/ctrent"][b]ctrent[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]ctrent[/b][/url]
Video evidence: Billy Hamilton is fast [url="http://t.co/8l1J0eGu"]http://is.gd/N6qIDW[/url]

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[url="https://twitter.com/ctrent"][b]ctrent[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]ctrent[/b][/url]
Video evidence: Billy Hamilton is fast [url="http://t.co/8l1J0eGu"]http://is.gd/N6qIDW[/url]
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Anyone else notice #44 in the dugout? That was cool...

[quote name='oldschooler' timestamp='1342409962' post='1139045']
[url="https://twitter.com/TaterTrotTrkr"][b]Tater Trot Tracker[/b]‏[s]@[/s][b]TaterTrotTrkr[/b][/url]
Billy Hamilton, minor league Albert Einstein of speed, hit an inside-the-park HR today. 13.8 secs on the trot. I'm speechless (h/t [url="https://twitter.com/ctrent"][s]@[/s][b]ctrent[/b][/url])
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That's about equivalent to a 4.6 40, but doing it around corners.

Will Dusty run him enough when he gets up here? I still think he needs to run Drew more (when he does manage to get on).

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/billy-hamilton-completes-inside-park-home-run-blazing-152841906--mlb.html

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/billy-hamilton-completes-inside-park-home-run-blazing-152841906--mlb.html
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Jesus

Or should I say Jobu?

Here's a thought. Do you consider bringing Hamilton up BEFORE the roster expansion? The havoc he wrecks on the base paths could be a weapon in the post season.

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Here's a thought. Do you consider bringing Hamilton up BEFORE the roster expansion? The havoc he wrecks on the base paths could be a weapon in the post season.
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I don't rush him at all. If he can prove over the next few weeks he can hit at double A (he's currently hitting .238) then you maybe promote him to AAA. If he does well at AAA, maybe you consider a September callup.

I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize his development.

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I don't rush him at all. If he can prove over the next few weeks he can hit at double A (he's currently hitting .238) then you maybe promote him to AAA. If he does well at AAA, maybe you consider a September callup.

I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize his development.
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X2

I'm talking STRICTLY as a pinch runner. There's a lot of speculation they may do that in September. A day or 2 early so we can have him for the playoffs might not be a bad thing.

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I'm talking STRICTLY as a pinch runner. There's a lot of speculation they may do that in September. A day or 2 early so we can have him for the playoffs might not be a bad thing.
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yea, but you're just stunting his development to bring him up and put him on the bench for 8 innings a game.

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yea, but you're just stunting his development to bring him up and put him on the bench for 8 innings a game.
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His season will be all but over most likely.

He's up to 113 stolen bases now with 35 games to go. Vince Coleman has the record at 145.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120812&content_id=36602482&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb

time to move him up to louisville?