Fastest guy in MLB

[Rain City]

if i were to guess id say someone in the group of

dee gordon,
peter bourjous
mike trout
andrew mccutchen
matt kemp

maybe ellsbury when he was healthy or rajai davis

id be curious to know who im missing and what la area teams think since i see that is where the fastest guys play.

[Jeffy25]

Tony Campana


Will be Billy Hamilton when he gets called up

[TrueYankee]

Gardner is an honorable mention, but not the fastest. Small white man Gardner!

[Jeffy25]

And it depends what you are asking.

Do things like hitting triples and stealing bases make somebody a 'fast baseball player' since those are things that we attribute to speed. But just because you do those things doesn't mean you are fast. Yadi Molina has how many stolen bases already?

The fastest guy in baseball right now to first base is Tony Campana though, in terms of getting to full speed quickly and being a good sprinter.

[northsider]

Tony Campana but, my god I can't wait to see Billy Hamilton. Dee Gordon is another trail blazer.

[Rain City]

[QUOTE=Jeffy25;22640361]And it depends what you are asking.

i was thinking whose got the best speed tool in the mlb.

[Giants-49ers-Ws]

billy hamilton High A SS for the Reds....87 SB's in 69 games!! he's hitting .332 as well

he may steal 150 bases this year lol

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...pbp&pid=571740

[1908_Cubs]

billy hamilton High A SS for the Reds....87 SB's in 69 games!! he's hitting .332 as well

he may steal 150 bases this year lol

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...pbp&pid=571740

He also has very little power.

In the end, I expect him to have a decent average in the MLB, with little walks and little power. A lot of those doubles and triples have been him feasting off of minor league mistakes. Singles into doubles, type of thing.

In the MLB, teams will challenge him. All the time.

I think he'll have some decent value but I'm not exactly the highest on Hamilton.

[1908_Cubs]

Also, to answer the question, currently, it's Tony Campana and it's not really close.

[Jeffy25]

Did you know....


That Billy Hamilton has stolen 5 bases this year on pitch outs.

He is very fast, and his higher OBP helps him greatly.

He could be the first 100 stolen base guy in the big leagues since Coleman in 87.

[lavell12]

Jose Constanza, he sucks and isn't on the roster right now but when he is up with the Braves he makes Bourn look slow.

[Jeffy25]

Also, to answer the question, currently, it's Tony Campana and it's not really close.

uhhh, it's very close actually.

Campana might be the right answer, but there are plenty of guys right on his heels.

[Havoc Wreaker]

Bengie Molina

[IgglesFanInCO]

What type of speed are we talking about? pure base stealing speed? home to first speed? first to third speed? triple speed? 40 yd dash? 100m? 200m? 400m? many guys have short bursts of speed that are unmatched but can be beaten on triples by guys with long strides gaining momentum

Dexter Fowler is a good example, only slightly above average at stealing bases, but in a very elite category of legging out triples

[UPRock]

Obviously Sandoval.