He was the first overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was considered a blue chip prospect until injuries and a drug addiction derailed his career in 2001. Prior to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs (picking for the Cincinnati Reds) in the Rule 5 Draft.
he recent comments made by Kevin Keegan in relation to the massive gap between the top and bottom teams in the premiership raise again the question of whether we have the right model in football.