Hamilton will not turn it around this year.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Sad to say but this is the reality of the situation. He's making no adjustments and he's still making the regular 3 pitch at bat swinging strikeouts. I have much more things that would be considered bannable to say about Hamilton, but I'll refrain from saying anything other than that he is pretty much as useless as Mathis and Wells were.

 

Thanks Obama.

[Waybackman]

Bench him for two weeks.

[YouthofToday]

Sam Miller recently stated he expects 5WAR out of josh for the while contract and for him to be out baseball before it concludes. Thanks Arte!

[Halos of Anaheim]

Bench him for two weeks.

Bench him for a month, let him get back in the weight room and work on his fundamentals in hitting. Teach him about swinging at strikes being GOOD and swinging at balls being BAD. Might have to bring the tee-ball out as well. Anything that makes him not look like a 5 year old being paid 125 million in the majors.

 

Dead ****ing serious right now too.

[YouthofToday]

Expecting Josh to suddenly become an intellect to hitting is a fools errand.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Expecting Josh to suddenly become an intellect to hitting is a fools errand.

I'm not expecting him to be Joey Votto, but some slight improvement will go a long way in making him a somewhat valuable player for such an expensive contract. He literally gets the LEAST fastballs in the league. He should have adjusted by now and have an OBP in the .380s-.400's if they still continued to throw balls outside. Hamilton getting strikes = good. 

[seenoevil]

He's officially done

[sneaky_flute]

honestly, i don't think he even likes baseball and it wouldn't surprise me to see him retire in the next couple of years. he's a stubborn dude and it's not going to suit him well in the future.

[Halos of Anaheim]

honestly, i don't think he even likes baseball and it wouldn't surprise me to see him retire in the next couple of years. he's a stubborn dude and it's not going to suit him well in the future.

Definitely wouldn't be surprised by this if he doesn't come in next year as the Hamilton of old. 

[seenoevil]

He was done since the 2nd half of last season with the Rangers

[AngelsLakersFan]

Hate to say it, but I agree. I've never really seen anything like it, except maybe Vernon Wells.

[HaloNation]

I'm pretty sure he will get DFAd next season if he continues ...there is no reason for him to be on the roster. he looks done

[The God of Runs]

When is the Hamilton Ski Mask Giveaway Night?

[ukyah]

you guys are so beyond ****ed now with your opinions that i can't even tell anymore whether your opinion is being stated in jest or not.

[Brent Maguire]

He's pathetic. The AB where he swung and missed on 3 straight pitches was awful.

[Halos of Anaheim]

you guys are so beyond ****ed now with your opinions that i can't even tell anymore whether your opinion is being stated in jest or not.

lol. you are such a terrible poster it's actually becoming comical. why would anything said in this thread be sarcastic?

[HaloMagic]

you guys are so beyond ****ed now with your opinions that i can't even tell anymore whether your opinion is being stated in jest or not.

I don't think anyone in this thread is stating things in jest. Does Hamilton look like a serviceable ballplayer to you?

[Ohtaniland]

I don't think anyone in this thread is stating things in jest. Does Hamilton look like a serviceable ballplayer to you?

 

2014 will be his bounce-back year. (sarcasm)

[Erstad Grit]

Early on he was actually playing really good D but now that has left too. 

[Docwaukee]

It honestly wouldn't surprise me if tomorrow he became the old hamilton or just continued the same flailing for the entirety of the contract. 

[bloodbrother]

There's been literally no change. None. From Game 1 to tonight...he looks the same. This is very concerning. It's like he goes up there and just decides he's swinging no matter what. I've never seen a player with more give up swings as Josh. We all know the swing where he just half ass flails the bat knowing he has no shot in hell at making contact at it.

[Docwaukee]

There's been literally no change. None. From Game 1 to tonight...he looks the same. This is very concerning. It's like he goes up there and just decides he's swinging no matter what. I've never seen a player with more give up swings as Josh. We all know the swing where he just half ass flails the bat knowing he has no shot in hell at making contact at it.

pretty much. 

 

It seems that he goes up looking fastball on every pitch and swings accordingly.  He's not reacting to anything.  Almost makes me wonder if he's got eyesight issues. 

[Halos of Anaheim]

pretty much. 

 

It seems that he goes up looking fastball on every pitch and swings accordingly.  He's not reacting to anything.  Almost makes me wonder if he's got eyesight issues. 

Can't be eyesight issues. He's fixed that before and even if it was he'd have said something by now. It might have to do with the fact that he literally has no plate discipline and has relied on his timing and power to rack up hits and homers during his career. Now he isn't even hitting balls that he can drive and he's lost some power as well. When this happens a smart player would adapt and start showing some more discipline. But all Hamilton is doing right now is showing the same approach without the intangibles (good plate coverage and power) that made him so good.

[gurn67]

His slugging pct. is .484 with nobody on base proves that he can still be productive. It's the gradual decline as you add the pressure of driving in a run that's disturbing. .327 with a runner on first. .125 with RISP.

If those numbers were more balanced then I would go with the "he's done" or "it's something physical" argument.

It seems you either have to let him play himself out of it or bench him. However, if I knew how to fix a player who's putting way too much pressure on himself due to signing an enormous contract with a new team, I'd be living in a much nicer house than I am now.

[Punk]

2014 will be his bounce-back year. (sarcasm)

 

It will.

 

I believe.