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Billy Hamilton is expected to play full time as the Reds' leadoff man and starting center fielder, according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com.
Reds General manager Walt Jocketty attended Redsfest this weekend and fielded questions about last season's center fielder Shin-Soo Choo, who is now a free agent, and how the club plans to replace him if he signs with another team.
It's going to be very difficult for us with the amount
of money that's
out there," Jocketty said. "[Hamilton] would be our leadoff hitter if we
went to Spring Training
tomorrow."
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Reds president/CEO Bob Castellini was also very high
on Hamilton and felt that he could handle the
job.
"We
better be looking at Billy Hamilton. He'll be up to it. Don't count him
out," Castellini
said.
Hamilton, who was also an attendee of Redsfest, admitted that it would be difficult to replace Choo, but says he's up for the challenge.
"That's going to be big shoes to fill, but I feel like I can keep working at it and it will come," Hamilton said. "It's been a good experience this offseason thus far."
(Original story via MLB.com)
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