Miquel Batista:
Pos: P-808 Full Name: Miguel Jerez Descartes Batista Born: February 19,1971 Place: Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic ht/wt: 6-2 / 195 b/t: R / R High School: Nuevo Horizondes (San Pedro de Macoris,DR) Signed: 1988-MTL-UDFA Current Contract: 1-year ($0.75m) by STL (2011-2011)
Batista pitched 29 1/3 innings for the Cardinals this year, posting a 4.60 ERA with more walks (19) than strikeouts (16). The 40-year-old's ground ball rate dropped from his usual 50% figure to 36.8% this year, but his average fastball velocity remains respectable. Even after 17 seasons in the majors, the righty averages 92.6 mph - mlbtraderumors.
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