Truly, truly stunning news.
#Reds will non-tender OF Billy Hamilton
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) November 30, 2018
The new broom is sweeping clean. This means the Reds have decided not to go to arbitration for Hamilton’s 2019 services. The speedy CF will become a free agent. Most projection services had Hamilton making about $5.9 million in his last year with the Reds. he made $4.6 million last year.
Last June I wrote this farewell, of sorts, for Hamilton.
“If the Reds can’t find a trade partner, they should understand what that means and release Hamilton at the end of the season.