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From a look through this article, I'll have to fail it. It's not a bad article, it just needs a lot of work done yet, it's not really complete. For example:
Lead needs to be more than one sentence.
Where'd he attend high school? Did he play other sports?
College info is pretty good, though adding in more detail would help.
What minor league teas did he play for in the Padres' farm system?
There is nothing on 1995-1998. He was a starter those seasons, and to have nothing makes for a very incomplete article. (this alone would be GA-fail-worthy)
The Toronto/Cincy sections aren't as bad, but again, more expansion.
Basically, try and expand everything. It's a nice start but not a complete work.
The good thing about recent baseball pitchers is that there are a LOT of sources at your disposal. Even going through google news and adding things in can get you a 20kb+ article in no time. I could certainly help you out if you'd like, though common names make google searching a bit harder. Wizardman19:29, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
He was then called up for the second straight season to the Wichita Wranglers - I've seen similar terminology in sports-related articles (being "called up to the roster"), but "second straight season with the Wichita Wranglers", or something similar, might flow better.
With the Padres in 1998, which turned out to be Hamilton's last in San Diego, he had a 13-13 record, 4.27 ERA in 34 starts and 217.1 innings pitched - Hamilton's last what?
Around the 1998 trade deadline there was a rumored trade that would send Pete Harnisch to San Diego and Hamilton to the Detroit Tigers but the trade never materialized. - I'm confused in the beginning of the sentence, with the trade's deadline being introduced first.
Reworded to There was a rumored trade around the 1998 MLB trade deadline that would send Hamilton to the Detroit Tigers but the trade never materialized.--Giants27 (c|s) 21:51, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
a started 20 games and came in relief in 22 games - is "relief" a baseball term? Otherwise, it doesn't seem to fit there.
with Cincinnati before bouncing around training camps and the minor leagues (from the lead) - something like "transferring" would be better than the colloquial "bouncing".
All sources that are part of a larger publication should be italicized in the refs, or switched from "publisher=" to the "work=" parameter (i.e., newspapers like Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, etc.) Also, Baseball-Reference.com seems to be web-only, so I don't think it should be in italics.
If possible, could you link all of the publishers that have articles? Either that, or delink BR.com. If you do link all the publishers, link the first instance only.
This is a nice article and a near-complete work. I have placed it on hold and look forward to passing it once the above issues are addressed. Good luck. :-) Jamie☆S9321:03, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I took another glance through (the first point is not a big deal), and am passing the article as a GA now. Congratulations! A nice independence day Good Article for ya, enjoy. :-) Best, Jamie☆S9323:09, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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