Josh Hamilton To The Angels To The Tune Of Five Years, $125 Million
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12/13/2012 3:03:00 PM
The Angels have done it again.
Last year they signed Albert Pujols to a ten-year deal at the Winter Meetings. Today they signed Josh Hamilton to a five year, $125 million contract.
Not too shabby.
Hamilton, the first free agent since Alex Rodriguez to come off of a 40 homerun, 120 RBI season, joins a star-studded lineup featuring the aforementioned Pujols, reigning rookie of the year Mike Trout, Howie Kendrick and Kendrys Morales among others.
Hamilton is a career .304 hitter with 161 homeruns and 553 RBIs. He is coming off a season in which he hit 43 homeruns, drove in 128, scored 103 runs with a .285/.354/.577/.930 slashline.
Oh, and according to MLBTradeRumors.com, the Angels are trying to acquire NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. Meanwhile, the Phillies are offering two-year, $14 million contracts to 39-year-old outfielders on the downside of their career. Makes total sense.
The onus is now on the Phillies to acquire a player like Nick Swisher or Cody Ross but after news broke today that they were attempting to court Ichiro, who really knows where the front office's priorities lie?
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | SF | IBB | Awards |
|---|
| 2003 |
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Did not play in major leagues (Restricted List) |
| 2004 |
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Did not play in major leagues (Restricted List) |
| 2005 |
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Did not play in major leagues (Restricted List) |
| 2007 |
26 |
CIN |
NL |
90 |
337 |
298 |
52 |
87 |
17 |
2 |
19 |
47 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
65 |
.292 |
.368 |
.554 |
.922 |
131 |
165 |
2 |
4 |
|
| 2008 |
27 |
TEX |
AL |
156 |
704 |
624 |
98 |
190 |
35 |
5 |
32 |
130 |
9 |
1 |
64 |
126 |
.304 |
.371 |
.530 |
.901 |
135 |
331 |
9 |
9 |
AS,MVP-7,SS |
| 2009 |
28 |
TEX |
AL |
89 |
365 |
336 |
43 |
90 |
19 |
2 |
10 |
54 |
8 |
3 |
24 |
79 |
.268 |
.315 |
.426 |
.741 |
90 |
143 |
4 |
2 |
AS |
| 2010 |
29 |
TEX |
AL |
133 |
571 |
518 |
95 |
186 |
40 |
3 |
32 |
100 |
8 |
1 |
43 |
95 |
.359 |
.411 |
.633 |
1.044 |
170 |
328 |
4 |
5 |
AS,MVP-1,SS |
| 2011 |
30 |
TEX |
AL |
121 |
538 |
487 |
80 |
145 |
31 |
5 |
25 |
94 |
8 |
1 |
39 |
93 |
.298 |
.346 |
.536 |
.882 |
130 |
261 |
10 |
13 |
AS,MVP-22 |
| 2012 |
31 |
TEX |
AL |
148 |
636 |
562 |
103 |
160 |
31 |
2 |
43 |
128 |
7 |
4 |
60 |
162 |
.285 |
.354 |
.577 |
.930 |
139 |
324 |
9 |
13 |
AS,MVP-5,SS |
| 6 Yrs |
737 |
3151 |
2825 |
471 |
858 |
173 |
19 |
161 |
553 |
43 |
13 |
263 |
620 |
.304 |
.363 |
.549 |
.913 |
135 |
1552 |
38 |
46 |
|
| 162 Game Avg. |
162 |
693 |
621 |
104 |
189 |
38 |
4 |
35 |
122 |
9 |
3 |
58 |
136 |
.304 |
.363 |
.549 |
.913 |
135 |
341 |
8 |
10 |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TEX (5 yrs) |
647 |
2814 |
2527 |
419 |
771 |
156 |
17 |
142 |
506 |
40 |
10 |
230 |
555 |
.305 |
.363 |
.549 |
.912 |
136 |
1387 |
36 |
42 |
|
| CIN (1 yr) |
90 |
337 |
298 |
52 |
87 |
17 |
2 |
19 |
47 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
65 |
.292 |
.368 |
.554 |
.922 |
131 |
165 |
2 |
4 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AL (5 yrs) |
647 |
2814 |
2527 |
419 |
771 |
156 |
17 |
142 |
506 |
40 |
10 |
230 |
555 |
.305 |
.363 |
.549 |
.912 |
136 |
1387 |
36 |
42 |
|
| NL (1 yr) |
90 |
337 |
298 |
52 |
87 |
17 |
2 |
19 |
47 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
65 |
.292 |
.368 |
.554 |
.922 |
131 |
165 |
2 |
4 |
|
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