Ed Hamm  
First Baseman | Free Agents

Hitting
One of the nice things about Ed is that he's a real clutch hitter. This guy can't hit a watermelon with a lampost. Hamm always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. The Free Agents do tend to sit Hamm when the opposing team throws a lefty. It's no secret he can't touch the left-handed breaking ball. It's hard to explain but Ed Hamm plays much better on the road then he does at home. It's unfortunate too, with Hamm signing a hefty contract. You gotta imagine management wants a little better relationship between him and the fans.

Baserunning & Defense
Hamm is an intelligent baserunner with average speed, but he's not a basestealing threat. When you play Hamm you're not putting him in for his glove. Ed's arm leaves a little to be a desired.

2010 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Hamm to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1999 FA 1B 23 35 51 48 56 45 45 54 47 24 0 Free Agent 43 37 . 179
2000 FA 1B 24 37 52 48 56 45 45 54 47 25 0 Free Agent 47 37 . 184
2001 FA 1B 26 39 53 48 56 45 45 54 47 26 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 190
2002 FA 1B 28 41 53 48 56 45 45 54 47 27 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 195
2003 FA 1B 30 43 51 48 56 45 45 54 47 28 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 198
2004 FA 1B 31 46 49 48 56 45 45 54 47 29 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 202
2005 FA 1B 32 48 49 48 56 45 45 54 47 30 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 205
2006 FA 1B 32 50 49 48 56 45 45 54 47 31 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 207
2007 FA 1B 31 52 48 48 56 45 45 54 47 32 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 205
2008 FA 1B 30 53 48 48 56 45 45 54 47 33 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 203
2009 FA 1B 30 53 47 48 56 45 45 54 47 34 0 Free Agent 48 37 . 200
2010 FA 1B 29 53 46 48 56 45 45 54 47 34 0 Free Agent 48 36 . 198
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History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.