Rich Batchelor  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. Batchelor also has a decent changeup. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Batchelor is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Batchelor has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Batchelor as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Batchelor. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

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
1998 DET 59 38 65 55 56 54 49 52 47 43 49 0 0 53 0 0 29 1 Overhand AA/AAA 0 6 28 52 221
1999 FA 59 38 65 56 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 30 2 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 53 226
2000 FA 58 38 65 56 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 31 3 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 54 224
2001 FA 58 38 65 56 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 32 4 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 54 223
2002 FA 58 38 65 56 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 33 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 55 222
2003 FA 59 38 65 55 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 34 6 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 55 221
2004 FA 58 37 65 56 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 35 7 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 55 219
2005 FA 58 36 65 56 56 54 49 52 47 46 49 0 0 53 0 0 36 8 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 54 218
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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.