Josh Hamilton has met with Ben Cherington (Our General Manager) and John Farrell (our manager). They have discussed possible signings for him to be on our team. Hamilton wants a long term contract ranging from 5-7 years and the Red Sox want to sign him for a shorter contract. Hamilton is a 31 year old free agent who has had troubles in his past. He has had his slumps but he has also has his streaks.
The Good: Josh Hamilton hit a career high 43 home runs with 128 RBI's and a .285 batting average in 148 games. His batting average has dropped since 2010 when it was .359, and in 2011 when it was .298, but he has hit his career high home runs this year and that is a lot. His RBI's are also a big thing considering he hit 128 and hit a lot more in his career. He also has been in the all star game from 2008 - 2012. He also won the silver slugger this year. So mainly, his biggest part is hitting.
The Bad: Josh Hamilton has had a bad drug problem and a bag drinking problem dating back to 2003. In 2005 he decided to straighten his life out and play baseball again. It took him 2 years until he played again which was in 2007. Ever since then he has been clean and healthy BUT he has been in some incidents with drinking. Before the 2012 season started Hamilton apparently went out for a few drinks with his teammate Ian Kinsler and the press found out and all hell broke loose. He apologized for the incident and hasn't had a drink since then. He has also has attracted the media by the way he plays. For example, he has had slumps in which he has played really bad and for the most part he has just not hit good at some points. And because of this, he has attracted the media. Hamilton has also played poorly sometimes, like when he dropped an easy pop up in a wild card game decision game, which was game 162, the last game. Apparently, Hamilton couldn't see anything because it was sunny but his play could have been questioned. His worst problems is his past drug use and his slumps.
So yeah, Hamilton is a so-so player. In hitting wise he can be good sometimes. In attitude wise he can be rude at some points. I really don't know if the Red Sox should sign him or not. He might not be a good fit in Boston. Anyway, what do you think? Do you want the Red Sox to sign Hamilton?
- DJ
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