| 5/19/2013 9:58:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton has been dealing with an undisclosed illness for the last few weeks and missed Saturday's game, but he has a solid matchup Sunday if he can get in the lineup. | Insight: Hamilton entered the game in right field in the seventh inning Saturday and ended up going 1-for-1 with a walk in his two plate appearances. The free-swinger is batting just .214 with five homers and 48 strikeouts in 168 at-bats, but he'll get White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy Sunday. Hamilton is 7-for-15 (.467) with two homers against Peavy. | | |
| 5/18/2013 3:22:00 PM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is not in Saturday's starting lineup. No word on any new injury, but he has been dealing with illness for a while. | Insight: Hamilton (.210, 5 HR, 12 RBI) went 0-for-4 on Friday night, ending a modest four-game hitting streak. mark trumbo will get the start in right field. | | |
| 5/17/2013 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is a career 1-for-8 against White Sox left-hander Chris Sale with a pair of strikeouts and a .325 OPS. | Insight: Hamilton (.215, 5 HR, 12 RBI) has a modest four-game hitting streak, but in last week's series against Chicago he went 1-for-12 so the White Sox know how to pitch him. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| 5/15/2013 1:17:00 PM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is a career 4-for-4 against Royals right-hander Wade Davis with three extra base hits and a 3.050 OPS. | Insight: Hamilton homered on Tuesday night, but has struggled for most of the season. He's been a little better of late, hitting .273 with a pair of homers over the past seven days, but fantasy owners and Angels fans are still waiting for the hitting star from Texas to arrive in Anaheim. | | |
| 5/14/2013 2:25:00 PM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton left Monday night's 11-4 loss to Kansas City in the sixth inning not because of the blowout, but because he was sick and has been for the past 10 days to two weeks, according to a Los Angeles Times report. | Insight: Unfortunately it doesn't explain his hitting this season as he's actually hit for a higher average (.233) and OPS (.748) over the time he was sick than before the illness. The Angels' offense desperately needs Hamilton and Albert Pujols to produce if they want to get back into the pennant race. | | |
| 5/10/2013 9:44:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton homered for the second consecutive day, to bring his season total to a still disappointing four. | Insight: Unfortunately for the five-time All-Star, the Angels have completed their series with the hapless Houston Astros pitching staff. We will watch intently to see if he can carry this streak through the series with the Chicago White Sox, a team he has always hit well (.lifetime .346 hitter with a 1.012 OPS). | | |
| Cold | 5/7/2013 9:54:00 AM |
Description: Angels struggling outfielder Josh Hamilton gets a good matchup on Tuesday. He's 4-for-7 with a home run and a 1.556 OPS against Houston starter Jordan Lyles. | Insight: The five-time All-Star batting just .208 with two homers, nine RBI and an ugly .551 OPS. Other than this favorable matchup, the only good news for Hamilton owners is that April is historically his worst month at the plate with career lows in batting average (.289) and OPS (.861). | | |
| Cold | 5/4/2013 1:42:00 PM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is not in Saturday's starting lineup. Mark Trumbo will start in right field. | Insight: No injury that we know of. Like Albert Pujols last season, Hamilton is struggling in his first season wearing an Angels uniform. He's batting just .216 with two homers, nine RBI and an ugly .562 OPS. | | |
| Cold | 5/1/2013 9:54:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is 5-for-11 versus Oakland starter Tommy Milone with a homer and a 1.235 OPS. | Insight: Like Albert Pujols last season, Hamilton is struggling in his first season wearing an Angels uniform. He's batting just .204 with two homers, nine RBI and an ugly .548 OPS. This has been a favorable matchup for Hamilton and might help get him started in the right direction. | | |
| Cold | 4/30/2013 11:01:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is hitless in 10 career at-bats versus Oakland starter Jarrod Parker with seven strikeouts. | Insight: Hamilton struggled in Monday's 19-inning marathon going 0-for-8 so this would be an excellent opportunity to rest the slugger. He's batting .202 this season with two home runs and nine RBI. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| 4/27/2013 10:07:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is a career .167 hitter against Seattle starter Felix Hernandez with an ugly .611 OPS which includes 16 strikeouts in 48 at-bats. | Insight: Hamilton has a modest five-game hitting streak, but hasn't homered since April 14 and has only taken Hernandez deep once in his career. | | |
| 4/20/2013 10:17:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton has faced Detroit starter Rick Porcello 10 times in his career and has hit a pair of homers with seven RBI. | Insight: After hitting a pair of homers over the weekend, Hamilton has gone 1-for-13 over his last three games, but this matchup could get him going again. | | |
| 4/19/2013 10:45:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton has faced Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez six times in his career and he's produced four hits, all singles and a pair of walks. | Insight: After hitting a pair of homers over the weekend, Hamilton went 0-for-8 in two games against Minnesota, but this matchup could get him going again. | | |
| 4/14/2013 9:01:00 PM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton has homered in two straight games. | Insight: He had his best game of the season Sunday against Houston, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a homer and three RBIs. | | |
| Cold | 4/9/2013 10:32:00 AM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is hitless in eight at-bats versus Oakland hurler Jarrod Parker and even struggles to put the ball in play with six strikeouts. | Insight: Hamilton's batting average is .160 through the first six games. He's struck out 10 times. It's certainly not the start fantasy owners were hoping for, but there's plenty of time for Hamilton to turn things around. | | |
| Cold | 4/5/2013 9:45:00 PM |
Description: Maybe Josh Hamilton should have stayed in Texas. His struggles continued Friday in a 3-2 loss to his former team. | Insight: Hamilton's batting average dropped to .063 as the Angels fell to 1-3 on the year. He's struck out eight times in 16 at bats and he still doesn't have an extra base hit. It's certainly not the start fantasy owners were hoping for but keep in mind, Albert Pujols was just as bad in his first month with the Angels a season ago. There's plenty of time for Hamilton to turn things around. | | |
| 4/4/2013 7:08:00 PM |
Description: Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton went 1-for-12 with six strikeouts against the Reds in the first series of the season. | Insight: Hamilton did have a two-run single Thursday but he struck out in his other three at-bats. Hamilton and Albert Pujols (1-11) should get it going soon. | | |
| 3/4/2013 11:18:00 AM |
Description: Angels' newly acquired outfielder Josh Hamilton has been dealing with a sore shoulder which has forced him into a reduced role to date, but is expected to return to the outfield on Tuesday, according to Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register. | Insight: Hamilton has just seven at-bats this spring, though he does have three hits (.429) and a home run. It's still early, so this shouldn't be a problem, but continue to monitor his health as that's the No. 1 issue for fantasy owners when drafting the slugger. | | |
| 12/13/2012 2:32:00 PM |
Description: ESPN reports that Josh Hamilton has agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. | Insight: Whoa. The Angels have always had a flair for the dramatic but even for them this is stunning. On paper, a lineup of Mike Trout, Mark Trumbo, Hamilton and Albert Pujols seems almost unbeatable. Now that Hamilton is on board, the Angels could look to flip Peter Bourjos for starting pitching help. Disgruntled Mets starter R.A. Dickey might be a possibility. | | |
| 12/13/2012 2:22:00 PM |
Description: The Angels have joined the hunt for free agent outfielder Josh Hamilton according to Joel Sherman from the New York Post. | Insight: The market for Hamilton has been slow developing but now that the deep-pocketed Angels are in the mix, things should start to heat up. The Rangers, Red Sox and Phillies remain involved in Hamilton talks while the Yankees recently announced that they are no longer pursuing the former AL MVP. | | |
