Billy Hamilton Leading MLB in Stolen Bases End Of September

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(09-27-2015, 12:53 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Hamilton is not just fast.  He is among the fastest of the fast.  Eric Davis was the fastest Red i have ever seen and hamilton is faster than him.

Billy really needs to take more advantage of this gift.  He needs to be pounding the ball into the ground and/or bunting almost every time at bat.  

As I said before, I did not expect him to be a great hitter, but I expected him to improve some on his '14 numbers (.250 batting average, .292 on-base percentage, 355 slugging).  I didn't really care at all about his slugging percentage, but his drop across the board was very upsetting (.226, .274, .289).  

To put in perspective how bad Hamilton was consider that among the 202 MLB players who have at least 400 plate appearances this year he ranks 197th in on base percentage and 200th in slugging percentage.

Apparently, it was mentioned on one of the radio broadcasts that Pete Rose will be working with him this offseason to change his swing and develop his bunting ability.