That is as simple as it can be for the Cincinnati Reds. Billy Hamilton and Juan Lagares have two things in common. They are both uber elite defensive outfielders. They are also both injured. Lagares was healthy all of 2015, but missed time this year and in 2014.
Hamilton, on the other hand, hasn’t played a complete MLB season. He has missed time down the stretch each of his three years in the bigs. This year it’s an oblique strain. Last year he injured a shoulder requiring surgery and he suffered a concussion in 2014. Now the Reds must decide what to do about it.