Minor League Barometer: M's Almonte Finally Sailing

Jesse Siegel

Siegel covers college football, college basketball and minor league baseball for RotoWire. He was named College Sports Writer of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association.

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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Is Billy Hamilton the next Rickey Henderson? Hamilton is nowhere near as disciplined or powerful as Rickey was in the batter's box, so let's not get too carried away. However, he's just 21 and his approach at the dish has vastly improved from just a season ago. Hamilton is batting .322 with a .408 On-Base-Percentage through 66 games for High-A Bakersfield.

The real draw for Hamilton is his stolen base prowess, though, which has been amazing to watch. The speedster swiped five bags for the aptly named Blaze on Saturday, giving ...

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Minor League Barometer: M's Almonte Finally Sailing

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