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Phillies Claim Ian Hamilton From Mariners

By Connor Byrne | December 7, 2020 at 3:05pm CDT

The Phillies have claimed right-hander Ian Hamilton off waivers from the Mariners, per an announcement from Seattle.

This is the second time since September that a team has claimed Hamilton, as the Mariners did so when they got him from the White Sox. Chicago used an 11th-round pick on Hamilton in 2016 and then saw him turn into a decent prospect in its farm system, but the hard thrower hasn’t seen much action in the majors to this point.

Set to turn 26 years old next June, Hamilton has thrown 12 innings of seven-run (six earned) ball with 10 hits allowed and a 9:7 K:BB ratio. He owns a 4.85 ERA with tremendous strikeout and walk rates (10.1 K/9, 1.85 BB/9) across 42 2/3 innings in Triple-A ball.

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  1. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    I like this pickup

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    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      5 years ago

      Is Middleton going to get on the media and tell everybody that he wouldn’t trade Ian Hamilton for Babe Ruth or Ted Williams or Mike Schmidt?

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      • VonPurpleHayes

        5 years ago

        This is still funny. I think we could get about a year’s worth of comments out of Middleton’s idiotic quotes.

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      • Backup Catcher to the Backup Catcher

        5 years ago

        Our bullpen was soooooo bad last year, this guy couldn’t be any worse. Hope he pans out for us. Still, Cigar Guy needs to spend some cheese on relief help. Hand and Treinan would be a good start.

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    • Idioms for Idiots

      5 years ago

      @DarkSide830

      I really thought he was going to be a great late inning option for the Sox. I wish him the best in Philly. Maybe they can turn him around and be that late inning guy.

      If nothing else, a very low risk pickup.

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  2. AngelDiceClay

    5 years ago

    In other Phillies news. Dick Allen passed away. One of my favorites. Never forget the SI cover of him in the dugout juggling baseballs while smoking a cigarette.I thought to myself ” Baseball players smoke”?

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    • Mrtwotone

      5 years ago

      My dad watched hank aaron smoking cigarettes in the dugout as a kid

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      • AngelDiceClay

        5 years ago

        Gene March used to sneak one in during games as manager of the Angels

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      • FredMcGriff for the HOF

        5 years ago

        I wasn’t aware Hammering Hank smoked. I do remember reading somewhere that the reason Hank was so strong is he delivered heavy squares of ice which he had to carry many up many stairs in some buildings before he became a major leaguer.

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        • PhanaticDuck26

          5 years ago

          not only did Hammerin’ Hank smoke, he did so as a KID in a MLB dugout.

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  3. bhambrave

    5 years ago

    John Kirk was at a book signing in a mall, smoking cigarettes. A mom criticized him as being a bad role model, since he was a professional athlete. He said Ma’am, I’m not a professional athlete, I’m a baseball player”.

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    • philliesphan77

      5 years ago

      Sounds about right for the Kruker

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    • Backup Catcher to the Backup Catcher

      5 years ago

      No one smoked more than Jim Leyland.

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  4. AngelDiceClay

    5 years ago

    John Kirk or Kruk?

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    • bhambrave

      5 years ago

      Kruk. Got auto-corrected.

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  5. king joffrey

    5 years ago

    His career was on track until his teammate Burr screwed it up.

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      5 years ago

      I got that, nicely done.

      Reply
  6. gray

    5 years ago

    Did anybody else have an ad for a game called “Second Life” show up? Can I play as Philly Jim?

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    • bhambrave

      5 years ago

      I don’t get any ads.

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  7. VonPurpleHayes

    5 years ago

    Middleton officially is spending money in 2021. Maybe not a lot, but it’s something.

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  8. dougww

    5 years ago

    If he didn’t get in a car accident in 2019 Spring Training he would have made the Sox. Then getting hit in the face with ball when in the dugout made 2019 a bad year. Has a major league arm.

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  9. Backup Catcher to the Backup Catcher

    5 years ago

    Our bullpen was soooooo bad last year, this guy couldn’t be any worse. Hope he pans out for us. Still, Cigar Guy needs to spend some cheese on relief help. Hand and Treinan would be a good start.

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