Joey Hammond
Posted by Carl on November 22, 2006
I had a request for information on a former Lynx player, Joey Hammond. It turns out he’s in the Phillies farm system, playing at AA Reading. Here’s their review of his performance in 06:
Hammond, Joey (IF/OF): Spent the entire season with Reading (EL-AA) … Won Reading’s Commonwealth Orthopedic Iron Man Award … Led Reading in G (129), AB (469), H (125), BB (57) … Established career-highs in G (129), AB (469), H (125) and RBI (55) … Appeared at 1B (4), 2B (1), 3B (76), LF (34), CF (2), RF (22) … Hit .423 (11-26) and was named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week 5/29-6/4 (4 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB) … Hit .348 (32-92) in July … Hit .299 W/RISP (41-137) … Hit .412 (21-51) during 13-game hitting streak 5/25-6/7 with 3 2B, 2 RBI (Tied for longest on team, Gary Burnham) … Hit .425 (17-40) during 10-game hitting streak 7/6-7/18 with 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI … Had two 4-hit games, 5/26 vs. Connecticut (SF) and 6/12 vs. Altoona (PIT) … Reached base safely in 20 consecutive games 7/2-26 (.403, 31-77, 14 BB) … Reached base safely in 16 consecutive home games 7/30-8/28 (.321, 18-56, 10 BB).
He sounds like a true “all-rounder” - he plays most infield positions and has had a few stints as a relief pitcher.
Here’s an older bio from the Reading Phillies website.
