As spring training begins, here is one story worth keeping an eye on. Former #1 overall pick, Josh Hamilton, whose life and career were derailed by drug and alcohol abuse, has a shot at making the Cincinnati Reds 25-man roster. The first overall selection in the 1999 draft hadn’t played in an organized game in four years before being reinstated by Major League Baseball at the end of last season. The Reds selected Hamilton in the Rule 5 Draft from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays back in December. His battle with addiction has been a brutal struggle, but now -- clean for nearly a year and a half -- he has fought his way back with an opportunity to turn his tragedy into triumph. The man who Tampa Bay All-Star Carl Crawford called the best baseball player he’s ever seen now has his chance to make headlines on the diamond.
Don’t count out Josh Hamilton. Root for him.
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