The other day, Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic asserted that perhaps Billy Hamilton is still in Cincinnati in large part because Bob Castellini is so smitten with him. He cites some “sources” and quotes Castellini in January 2017 saying “I hope Billy Hamilton is with us forever.” I have some thoughts.
For one, if Castellini really is giving his front office directives regarding player personnel, then I would not be very pleased. I can’t recall a single instance of a professional team owner getting involved to this active an extent and it ever turning out okay.