The Cincinnati Post profiles Josh Hamilton, the former #1 draft pick taken by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 draft and traded to the Reds in a pre-arranged deal for cash considerations:

He admitted Thursday to feeling a bit nervous about starting over with an entirely new organization, but said he had heard good things about the Reds. When he got the call on his cell phone in the middle of the Carolina woods, he started shaking.

"I can't describe it other than saying it's a dream come true," he said. "Where I've been the last three or four years, and then for this to happen and know that people have confidence in me and where I'm going now and how I'm living my l

Major league baseball held its Rule 5 draft today. The Cubs gained two players and lost five.

The players gained: