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David Hamilton is a fantasy baseball SS prospect sleeper and minor leaguer to know. Read our MLB prospects outlooks for fantasy baseball rookies and call-ups.
PROSPECT: David Hamilton, SS, Boston Red Sox
ANALYSIS: If not for an Achilles injury in his draft season, Hamilton very well may have been a first-day talent in the draft, but the Brewers snagged him in the eighth round of 2019. He spent the rest of that year rehabbing and then missed the 2020 pandemic year, so Hamilton's pro debut did not come until 2021.
He wasted no time displaying his speed, which could be argued among the very top in all of the minors. After an offseason trade to Boston before 2022, Hamilton set a Red Sox minor league record with 70 steals last season.
The Red Sox have used Hamilton primarily at up-the-middle positions this year, and the big league club could use help at all three positions he's played (2B/SS/CF). He's likely put himself on the shortlist for the next guy to get reps at shortstop in the first year post-Xander in Boston.
VERDICT: Hamilton is not going to remind anyone of Ozzie Smith at short, but with the Red Sox trying guys like Connor Wong and Bobby Dalbec at the position, defense is obviously not a primary concern. Hamilton would bring a speed dynamic that recent rule changes have made quite valuable, and he is a guy that should be considered in dynasty and redraft leagues with an impending call-up soon.
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