Question for the board regarding Hamilton....

[AAAngels]

Does he look a lot thinner to you guys than he was in Texas? I feel like in Texas he was super thick with tons of muscle in his arms while this year he just isn't the same. Maybe he really was on steroids?

 

Here are some pics:

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe it's just me, but he looks a lot thinner in the Angels uniform

[Adam]

He looks plenty big

 

sneakyflute?

[gotbeer]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130212&content_id=41570018&notebook_id=41570956&c_id=ana

 

 

Diet.  

 

Time to go on the Prince Fielder Weightwatchers plan.  

[sneaky_flute]

you don't lose 20 pounds of muscle in a matter of weeks. didn't he go on a juice diet?

[Brent Maguire]

I definitely thought it was odd that he came into ST thinner by I thought it might have actually helped him.

Regardless of his weight, he won't improve until his plate discipline does.

[Sully151]

His wallet looks a lot bigger.

[Ohtaniland]

He obviously wanted to avoid all the @ngelsWin.com fat jokes. He does have a thicker wallet. 

[Yellow Balloon]

Re: the two pics -- any fashionista will tell you gray is slimming.

[fan_since79]

Neck was clearly bigger in Texas. 

[Jay]

you don't lose 20 pounds of muscle in a matter of weeks. didn't he go on a juice diet?

 

mystery solved, Hamilton is juicing.

[fan_since79]

The bat head in Texas looks thicker, though that could just be the camera angle.

[rageous]

I am pretty much convinced he stopped using PED once he signed his contract and came to Anaheim.

His line drive rate and flyball rate isn't any off his career norms except for his homerun per flyball rate which is at almost half his career rate.

That tells me he isn't hitting the ball as hard as he used to.

That along with his sudden weight loss shows me that he is no longer on PED which is a bad sign because that means his regression is the norm and not the exception.

[sneaky_flute]

his struggles are the result of his approach at the plate.

[Scott34]

lol - He's clearly closer to the camera in the first picture.

[Angel Oracle]

He does NOT hit the ball hard anymore, 9.5 weeks into the season.

His BABIP has taken a big dump in 2013.

It usually was around .320/.330, with one jump up in 2010.   In 2013, it's around .250 so far.

[jsnpritchett]

He should just start hanging out with Trout if he wants to gain that weight back.

[yk9001]

[Jay]

If things keep going as they are, soon we will hate every player on the team (with the possible exception of Trout).

[Tyler]

Our deers aren't as strong as they are in Texas.

[fan_since79]

his struggles are the result of his approach at the plate.

You're right, of course. He could be as big as David Ortiz and still not hit breaking balls three feet off the plate and in the dirt.

[fan_since79]

If things keep going as they are, soon we will hate every player on the team (with the possible exception of Trout).

I will only hate Trumbo if he enters the Home Run Derby again.

[The Angels]

Things are just bigger in Texas. Over these past couple of years, I've come to realize that Texas is just a superior state to California, especially Southern California. If we want a better baseball team, Southern Californians should try to act more Texan-like.

[OneLove22]

I don't think he used steroids when he was here in Texas.  He was getting drug tested three times a week here and probably still is.  I believe it is part of his reinstatement.  

 

 

 

Hamilton was banned from baseball in 2003 for drug and alcohol use while in the Tampa Bay organization. He was reinstated in 2006 and is drug-tested three times a week.

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7537732/texas-rangers-outfielder-josh-hamilton-relapse-alcohol

 

 

Anyways, I'm glad we have a compensatory 1st round pick today (from Hamilton) leaving us with two firsts this year.  The Angels, however, do not have a single first round pick today.

[Ray McKigney]

Hamilton isn't as good as I was hoping he'd be so far this season.

[rageous]

I don't think he used steroids when he was here in Texas.  He was getting drug tested three times a week here and probably still is.  I believe it is part of his reinstatement.  

 

 

 

 

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7537732/texas-rangers-outfielder-josh-hamilton-relapse-alcohol

 

 

Anyways, I'm glad we have a compensatory 1st round pick today (from Hamilton) leaving us with two firsts this year.  The Angels, however, do not have a single first round pick today.

That test is for recreational drugs and alcohol and is not for a performance enhancing drug test.