Pat Bates  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
Bates has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Bates also has a decent changeup. If you're going in to face Bates, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Bates, and that's saying a lot. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. Bates is nothing special in the field. Bates is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Bates has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Bates as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Bates to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Bates.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2005 FA 51 44 26 42 50 43 50 50 48 71 55 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 8 40 59 129
2006 FA 52 44 31 44 50 43 50 50 48 71 55 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 9 40 63 140
2007 FA 53 44 33 45 50 43 50 50 48 71 55 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 9 40 66 145
2008 FA 53 44 35 45 50 43 50 50 48 71 55 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 9 40 66 146
2009 FA 53 44 37 45 50 43 50 50 48 71 55 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 9 40 66 148
2010 FA 52 44 41 45 50 43 50 50 48 71 55 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 9 39 66 151
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History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.