CALL-UPS: August 26-September 1, 2013

Callups

BaseballHQ Minors Team

Aug 31 2013 11:01pm

CALL-UPS: August 26-September 1, 2013

BaseballHQ Minors Team

Aug 31 2013

Contributing writers: Jeremy Deloney (JD), Chris Mallonee (CM), and Colby Garrapy (CG).

September 1, 2013

Billy Hamilton (OF, CIN)
The 22-year-old with game-changing speed gets his first call-up after stealing 230 bases over the past two seasons. Coming into 2013, Hamilton was ranked #23 on the HQ100. He fell to #34 on the HQ Midseason Top 50, due to OBP struggles against Triple-A pitching. Hamilton is unquestionably the fastest man in baseball, but he's working to round out his skill set to better utilize his speed. His hit tool showed great improvement year-by-year through the Double-A level, but he has been exposed some against Triple-A pitching. He showed an encouraging uptick to 86 BB last season, but only 38 this season. His...

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