Miguel Batista
[edit] Biography
Born on February 19, 1971 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic), Miguel Batista (Miguel Jerez (Decartes) Batista) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 12 year career. Batista broke into the bigs on April 11, 1992 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.80 ERA in 135 innings pitched in 1998, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Miguel Batista's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2005, when he posted a 4.10 ERA, notched 31 saves and struck out 54 batters. However, others believe that it was 2003, when he posted a 3.54 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 142 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.56
| 6
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 5.70
| 27
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
| 36
| 4
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1998
| MON
| N
| 56
| 13
| 3
| 5
| 3.80
| 92
| 66
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 141
| 12
| 65
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| 1999
| MON
| N
| 39
| 17
| 8
| 7
| 4.88
| 95
| 88
| 73
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 134.2
| 146
| 10
| 58
| 2
| 6
| 7
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14.04
| 7
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 14
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 7.74
| 30
| 54
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 66
| 17
| 34
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 18
| 9
| 2
| 7
| 8.54
| 37
| 68
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 65.1
| 85
| 19
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| 48
| 18
| 11
| 8
| 3.36
| 90
| 57
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 139.1
| 113
| 13
| 60
| 2
| 6
| 10
|
| 2002
| ARI
| N
| 36
| 29
| 8
| 9
| 4.29
| 112
| 99
| 88
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 184.2
| 172
| 12
| 70
| 3
| 9
| 6
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| 36
| 29
| 10
| 9
| 3.54
| 142
| 85
| 76
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 193.1
| 197
| 13
| 60
| 3
| 7
| 8
|
| 2004
| TOR
| A
| 38
| 31
| 10
| 13
| 4.80
| 104
| 115
| 106
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 198.2
| 206
| 22
| 96
| 1
| 12
| 3
|
| 2005
| TOR
| A
| 71
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 4.10
| 54
| 39
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 74.2
| 80
| 9
| 27
| 5
| 3
| 2
|
| 2006
| ARI
| N
| 34
| 33
| 11
| 8
| 4.58
| 110
| 116
| 105
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 206.1
| 231
| 18
| 84
| 5
| 14
| 6
|
| 2007
| SEA
| A
| 33
| 32
| 16
| 11
| 4.29
| 133
| 101
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 193
| 209
| 18
| 85
| 3
| 15
| 8
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 274
| 145
| 51
| 52
| 4.25
| 682
| 559
| 496
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 1051.1
| 1068
| 85
| 434
| 26
| 51
| 46
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 156
| 72
| 33
| 38
| 4.83
| 321
| 309
| 281
| 2
| 1
| 36
| 523.1
| 561
| 66
| 242
| 11
| 34
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 430
| 217
| 84
| 90
| 4.44
| 1003
| 868
| 777
| 10
| 4
| 37
| 1574.2
| 1629
| 151
| 676
| 37
| 85
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 11.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 6
| 36.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MON
| N
| P
| 56
| 13
| 135
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 7
| 1
| .969
|
| 1999
| MON
| N
| P
| 39
| 17
| 134.2
| 5
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 4
| 1
| .926
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 8.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| P
| 14
| 9
| 57
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .875
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 18
| 9
| 65.1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .889
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| P
| 48
| 18
| 139.1
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 6
| 1
| .960
|
| 2002
| ARI
| N
| P
| 36
| 29
| 184.2
| 8
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 0
| .976
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| P
| 36
| 29
| 193.1
| 10
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 1
| .932
|
| 2004
| TOR
| A
| P
| 38
| 31
| 198.2
| 18
| 30
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 11
| 0
| .980
|
| 2005
| TOR
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 74.2
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 2006
| ARI
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 206.1
| 12
| 34
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 7
| 2
| .920
|
| 2007
| SEA
| A
| P
| 33
| 32
| 193
| 14
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 9
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 430
| 217
| 1574.2
| 92
| 230
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 21
| 125
| 60
| 6
| .950
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| MON
| N
| 56
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| MON
| N
| 39
| 35
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .200
| .243
| .314
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ARI
| N
| 48
| 32
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .118
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| ARI
| N
| 36
| 51
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .157
| .204
| .255
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2003
| ARI
| N
| 36
| 57
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .070
| .086
| .088
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2004
| TOR
| A
| 38
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOR
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| ARI
| N
| 34
| 60
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .100
| .127
| .117
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2007
| SEA
| A
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 274
| 276
| 19
| 27
| 2
| 9
| .098
| .132
| .138
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 154
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 129
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 430
| 290
| 19
| 27
| 2
| 9
| .093
| .126
| .131
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 161
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (February 29, 1988).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from Montreal Expos in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 9, 1991).
- Returned to Montreal Expos (April 23, 1992).
- Released by Montreal Expos (November 18, 1994).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (December 9, 1994).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago Cubs from Florida Marlins (December 17, 1996).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Montreal Expos in exchange for Henry Rodriguez (December 12, 1997).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Brad Rigby (April 25, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 2, 2000).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (November 3, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 2003).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 18, 2003).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Orlando Hudson to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Troy Glaus and Sergio Santos (December 27, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 14, 2006).
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