The recap continues with another player that didn't spend much time as a Brave, reliever Miguel Batista.
Batista is a veteran, he made his major league debut back in 1992 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He started off the 2012 season with the New York Mets, but pitched poorly for them and was released. The Atlanta Braves picked him up as a free agent a few weeks later and sent him to Gwinnett to pitch in the minors.
Batista was then brought up to Atlanta at the end of August to help out in the bullpen. Batista didn't get much of a chance with the Braves, only appearing in five games with the Braves, he wasn't included on the postseason roster. His totals for the Braves, six innings pitched and he gave up two runs in those five games. Combined for the Braves and Mets, Batista posted a 1-3 record with a 4.61 ERA and 36 strikeouts.
Batista is at the end of his career. He mostly likely will not be back with the Braves next year. The only way he even pitches in the majors next year is if he can hook on with a team desperate for pitching. If he can't, look for Batista to call it quits over the winter.
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