The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:11:20 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Billy Hamilton Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB4) 60 The minor league seasons are reaching their midpoints and it’s interesting to check on the progress of players. Some of the top Reds’ top prospects are starting to put together stronger seasons after struggling initially at higher levels. Lefty Tony Cingrani has taken advantage of an unexpected opportunity to replace an injured Johnny Cueto and acquitted himself well at the MLB level. http://reds.scout.com/2/1300780.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1300780.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:00 GMT 1 262 Cincinnati reds Father’s Day was defense day in the Reds organization as each affiliate won while allowing only four total runs. Louisville won a 1-0 contest, Bakersfield pounded out a win, and Ismael Guillon had his best outing of the season for Dayton. Meanwhile Johnny Cueto returned with a solid outing as the Reds picked up a game on St. Louis. http://reds.scout.com/2/1300289.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1300289.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:42:00 GMT 1 262 Cincinnati reds Reds top prospect Billy Hamilton has had a slow start after debuting at the AAA level to begin the season. His on-base percentage is moving north and he delivered an inside-the-park home run that plated the go-ahead runs for Louisville in their win at Toledo Monday. http://reds.scout.com/2/1296878.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1296878.html Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:34:00 GMT 1 262 Cincinnati reds Cincinnati turned over its AAA roster in 2012 and the results were not good on the field. Louisville finished with the worst record in the International while waiting for new prospects from lower levels. Three of the top ones will arrive this year in Billy Hamilton, Daniel Corcino, and Tony Cingrani. http://reds.scout.com/2/1272691.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1272691.html Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:03:00 GMT 1 262 Cincinnati reds Billy Hamilton is the consensus top-rated prospect in the Cincinnati system and perhaps the most exciting player in the minor leagues. He’s already the single season stolen base king as he prepares to learn a new position in AAA this year. http://reds.scout.com/2/1270374.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1270374.html Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:19:00 GMT 1 262 Cincinnati reds The all-time single-season minor league stolen base leader Billy Hamilton is taking a more deliberate approach to his first big league camp with Cincinnati, as he converts from a shortstop to a center fielder. http://mlb.scout.com/2/1269181.html 2047 Ryan Gorcey http://mlb.scout.com/2/1269181.html Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:42:00 GMT 0 243 MLB mlb Cincinnati Reds prospect Billy Hamilton joins FOX Sports' Inna Lazarev to discuss his experience at the Arizona Fall League and more. http://mlb.scout.com/2/1240801.html 2047 Inna Lazarev http://mlb.scout.com/2/1240801.html Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:04:00 GMT 0 243 MLB mlb Monday marked the end of the regular season for most of the minor leagues. Bakersfield will play in the Cal League playoffs after finishing with the league's best first-half record. Meanwhile Billings holds a one-game lead for second half division championship with three left to play. http://reds.scout.com/2/1217915.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1217915.html Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:56:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds With September inching closer, which big-time prospects might get the call up to the majors? Here are 10 top candidates with bright futures ahead. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1215095.html 2047 Frankie Piliere http://sbb.scout.com/2/1215095.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT 0 381 Scouting Baseball sbb Last season Billy Hamilton was the first minor leaguer in over a decade to steal 100 bases. This year he passed the century mark around midseason and Tuesday broke Vince Coleman's record of 145 swipes in 1983. Hamilton is the top-rated prospect remaining in the Reds system and had been getting on base with an AVG/OB% over .300/.400 while splitting time at high-A Bakersfield and AA Pensacola. http://reds.scout.com/2/1213786.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1213786.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:32:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds The 2012 Futures Game is in the books and Scout.com's National Baseball Expert Frankie Piliere is here to provide all of the analysis on the top performers in Kansas City. In this segment, he joins FOX Sports/Scout.com reporter Kelly Boring to break down Reds' prospect, Billy Hamilton. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1201328.html 2047 Frankie Piliere http://sbb.scout.com/2/1201328.html Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:08:00 GMT 1 381 Scouting Baseball sbb The US Team fell behind 4-0 before pounding the World Team 17-5 in the Futures Game. US scoring was started by a two-run triple by Reds top prospect Billy Hamilton who scored later in the inning. Later in the game Canadian Kyle Lotzkar threw a scoreless inning of relief. Hamilton is expected to return with Lotzkar and resume his season at AA Pensacola. http://reds.scout.com/2/1201003.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1201003.html Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:23:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds Last year Billy Hamilton was the first minor league player in over a decade to steal 100 bases. This season he duplicated the feat with 58 games left to play. The reason for his higher rate is that he's made big improvement in the frequency he's gotten on base. After arrival he makes it count by successfully stealing in 77% of his attempts. http://reds.scout.com/2/1199860.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1199860.html Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:22:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds Scouting reports are the foundation of the talent evaluation system, and clubs don't stop scouting players once they enter the pros. As part of our minor league coverage here at Scout.com, we provide team quality first-hand scouting reports and video on prospects around minor league baseball. Here’s a video of Reds' prospect, Billy Hamilton. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1197278.html 2047 Frankie Piliere http://sbb.scout.com/2/1197278.html Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:22:00 GMT 1 381 Scouting Baseball sbb Bakersfield fell behind 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh only to come back and tie the game in the eighth. They took a one run lead in the top of the 13 before allowing two in the bottom of the inning. Billy Hamilton went 3-6 with a walk and a triple to raise his average to .359. Tony Cingrani had another strong outing when he held the 66ers to one run in six innings. http://reds.scout.com/2/1186080.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1186080.html Sun, 13 May 2012 13:41:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds Three runs in the bottom of the ninth was not enough to prevent Bakersfield from dropping their third straight after an eleven game win streak. Billy Hamilton had two more hits to raise his average to .402. For the time bing it appears that he and Pensacola shortstop Didi Gregorius will remain with their current teams after Louisville's Paul Janish suffered a wrist injury this past weekend. http://reds.scout.com/2/1183079.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1183079.html Wed, 02 May 2012 11:18:00 GMT 1 262 Cincinnati reds Bakersfield extended their winning streak to eleven games when they opened a series at Modesto last night. Kyle Lotzkar is now 3-0 on the season while Billy Hamilton and Donald Lutz continued swinging hot bats. http://reds.scout.com/2/1181823.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1181823.html Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:39:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds Bakersfield will go for their tenth consecutive win tonight at Stockton after last night's 6-4 win over the Ports. Timely hitting and strong pitching is a good recipe for success and the Blaze have used it to get within a half game of the California League North Division lead. http://reds.scout.com/2/1180756.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1180756.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:54:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds Billy Hamilton manufactured the only run of the game when he scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth. Even though Tony Cingrani did not hang around long enough to pick up the win, he turned in his second dominant outing on the young season by shutting out the Giants through seven innings. http://reds.scout.com/2/1179433.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1179433.html Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:47:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds 23 year-old Donald Lutz grew up in Germany and did not start playing baseball until he was sixteen years old. He led Bakersfield last night going 4-5 with two doubles and three runs scored, including the game winner in the 9th. That performanced lifted his batting average over .300 on the season. http://reds.scout.com/2/1179135.html 2047 John Montgomery http://reds.scout.com/2/1179135.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:12:00 GMT 0 262 Cincinnati reds