Let’s take a look at a few notes from the National League:
- The Reds announced yesterday that speedy center fielder Billy Hamilton will hit the DL, with C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer adding on Twitter that Hamilton suffered a sprained capsule in his right shoulder. It’s not clear at this point how long Hamilton will miss, though he’ll obviously have plenty of time to work back to health over the offseason regardless. It’s been a trying season for the 24-year-old, who continues to draw strong defensive ratings and put up huge stolen base tallies but has hit just .226/.272/.290. He’s still a good bet for a regular role in 2016, when he’ll be looking to increase his production in advance of arbitration.
- Cincinnati also brought back righty Sam LeCure, who’d spent the entire season at Triple-A. The 31-year-old struggled in the minors as he played out the second year of his extension, and figures as a likely non-tender candidate this fall.
- Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams is nearly at full-speed in his rehab progression, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. He seems to be slightly ahead of Jon Jay and Matt Holliday, who are also looking to return in the coming weeks. St. Louis is also dealing with injuries to outfielders Jason Heyward and Randal Grichuk, and could theoretically look to add another bat, though it appears that the club will begin to welcome back some key pieces in relatively short order.
- Top Dodgers prospect Corey Seager played third base the last two days at Triple-A, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times notes on Twitter. The 21-year-old has spent some time there previously and has cooled off at the plate since moving up to the top level of the minors, so it’s not entirely clear that a promotion is imminent. But as Shaikin notes, with the club designating Alberto Callaspo for assignment last night, Seager could conceivably see some time at short and/or third at the big league level once rosters expand.
While his hitting has left a lot to be desired, he certainly has become an elite baserunner (54 SB just 7 CS) and defender. There’s not anyone in the organization that can really replace him at this time so there’s no reason to believe his job is in any serious jeopardy.
It’s mind boggling why Billy Hamilton is still hitting fly balls nearly 40% of his at bats. If he could be close to a league average hitter, he’s a 6 win player. Pretty amazing how good he is at everything besides hitting baseballs.
he’s wonderful when he gets on base, but his OBP is .272. that’s pretty hard to carry.
If the Dodgers are interested in the Red Sox’ De Aza, maybe a De Aza+ for Seager trade?
Yep. They wouldn’t trade Seager for Hamels or Price because they were saving him for De Aza
Their top prospect for a journeyman?
Typical sawx fan.
Is this meant to poke fun at Red Sox fans?…
Maybe. Did it work?
Heyward only missed most of three games (of which the Cardinals won two) due to some hamstring tightness. He pinch-hit last night and will be starting again tomorrow (after today’s off-day), so he shouldn’t be included in the Cardinals’ injury list. With their excellent pitching, they can get by with an outfield of Heyward, Piscotty, and Moss/Bourjos/Pham until someone gets back.
well if seager called up he can be good for 2 starts a week one at 3rd and one at ss maybe more depending what the dodgers want to do with him
hamilton could be a crazy scary player if he works on his bat. just imagination if he could hit at least .270 with his speed pitchers would hate him. i bet they already do
If he can tweak his swing to stop hitting flies, he’s going to be an awesome asset rather than a good one.