MLB Trade Rumors: Top 10 remaining offseason trade candidates

6. Billy Hamilton

Either the Cincinnati Reds are seriously overvaluing center fielder Billy Hamilon on the trade market, or there is no real interest from the rest of the league in exchanging prospects for a player who has a career OPS+ of 71 in five seasons in the big leagues. The reality is likely somewhere in between the two.

Hamilton is one of the most electric defenders in baseball, but his bat has never developed and still leaves much to be desired. If the 27-year-old could find a way to approach the modest offensive output of someone like Juan Pierre, he would instantly become infinitely more valuable.

As it currently stands, Hamilton is a career .248/.298/.334 hitter who has stolen over 50 bases for four straight years. After being caught stealing 23 times as a rookie, the center fielder has been nabbed only 29 times over the past three years against 174 successful tries.

The Reds have not made much progress with their rebuild, and still have no starting pitching coming up through the ranks. Fielding a winner in the NL Central before Hamilton hits free agency in two years is highly unlikely. Cincinnati doesn’t have to rush and take a lesser return for their leadoff man, but holding him into his walk year also makes little sense. As a rental, Hamilton has even less value. If the San Francisco Giants do not sign Lorenzo Cain to play center field, the Reds should attempt to engage them on a trade for Hamilton.