Rule 5 Draft
Left off the Rays' 40-man roster, Hamilton was selected third overall in the 2006 Rule 5 Draft by the Chicago Cubs, who immediately traded him to the Reds for $100,000 ($50,000 for his rights, and $50,000 to cover the cost of the Rule 5 selection). In their coverage of the draft, Chris Kline and John Manuel of Baseball America called Hamilton "the biggest name in the Rule 5 in many years."
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