NAME     : Tony Batista
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/9/1973
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,280,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Third Base : C  (Fielding Pct. : .948)
  Range at Shortstop :  D  (Fielding Pct. : .990)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : B
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting BB's         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .259  6  13 116  30  8  2  17  1  1   3  22 .283 .517 
  vs RHP        .264  5  12 106  28  8  2  15  1  1   3  19 .282 .519 
  vs LHP        .200  1   1  10   2  0  0   2  0  0   0   3 .200 .500 
  At Home       .177  4   7  62  11  1  2   7  0  0   1  12 .188 .452 
  Away          .352  2   6  54  19  7  0  10  1  1   2  10 .375 .593 
  R.I.S.P.      .120  0   5  25   3  2  1   0  0  0   2   8 .179 .280 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .200  1   1  15   3  0  0   3  0  0   1   4 .250 .400 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Apr/Mar       .263  6  11  99  26  8  1  16  1  0   3  19 .284 .545 
  May           .235  0   2  17   4  0  1   1  0  1   0   3 .222 .353 
  June          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  July          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  August        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1996  .298  6  25  74 238  71 10  2  38  7  3  19  49 .350 .433   OAK
  1997  .202  4  18  68 188  38 10  1  22  2  2  14  31 .257 .330   OAK
  1998  .273 18  41 106 293  80 16  1  46  1  1  18  52 .315 .519   ARI
  1999  .285 26  79  98 375 107 25  1  61  2  0  22  79 .325 .565   TOR
  1999  .257  5  21  44 144  37  5  0  16  2  0  16  17 .331 .396   ARI
  2000  .263 41 114 154 620 163 32  2  96  5  4  35 121 .302 .519   TOR
  2001  .238 25  87 156 579 138 27  6  70  5  2  32 113 .278 .435   BAL
 
  Total AB  : 2553
  Total AVG : .260
  Total Hits: 664
  Total HR  : 131
  Total RBI : 398
  Total Runs: 366
  Total SB  : 25
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 5/6/2002 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season...