minor matters

Billy Hamilton’s adjustment to Double-A ball has not been too taxing. The former Taylorsville High star has four hits, including a triple and a homer, and five steals in six attempts over five games for Cincinnati’s Pensacola club. He has 109 bags on the season. … Ole Miss product Justin Henry, itching for a call-up, is hitting .282 for Detroit’s Triple-A team. … Meridian Community College alumnus Corey Dickerson was promoted from high-A (.338, nine homers) to Double-A by Colorado and is hitting .282 with four homers in 30 games at the advanced level. … Former Picayune High star T.J. House, a left-handed starter, is 5-2 with a 4.07 ERA in Double-A for Cleveland. … Batesville’s David Renfroe is batting .277 with seven homers and 46 RBIs in low-A for Boston. … Among this year’s draft crop: D.J Davis from Stone County — the first Mississippian picked — is at .234 in 19 games in rookie ball for Toronto. Mississippi State alum Chris Stratton, the 2012 Ferriss Trophy winner, gave up a home run in two innings in his pro debut Sunday in short-season ball. And ex-Ole Miss star Alex Yarbrough was off to a .288 start for the L.A. Angels’ low-A club. … Ryan Bolden, the Madison Central product who was the top Mississippi pick in 2010, is batting .184 in his third tour of rookie ball in the Angels’ system. Bolden’s career average is .180.