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Name	Team	Age
Ferris Batista	Retired (1968, Age 33)	Died (2007, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42 (1956)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	12/9/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1956	D+	C+	C+	B	F	D+	C
1957	D+	C+	C+	B	F	C-	C+
1958	C-	C+	C+	B	F	C-	C+
1959	C-	C+	B-	B	D-	C-	C+
1960	C-	C+	B-	B	D-	C	C+
1961	C-	C+	B-	B+	D-	C	C+
1962	C-	B-	B-	B+	D-	C	C+
1963	C-	B-	B-	B+	D	C	B-
1964	C	B-	B-	B+	D	C	B-
1965	C	B-	B-	B+	D	C	B-
1966	C	B-	B-	B+	D	C	B-
1967	C	B-	B-	B+	D	C+	B-
1968	C	B-	B-	B+	D	C+	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Ferris Batista has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-07-13	The Philadelphia Jesuits have waived Ferris Batista.
1956-04-08	The Philadelphia Jesuits have acquired Ferris Batista from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Jesuits have waived Mike Wadlinger.
1956-04-01	The Oakland River Cats have waived Ferris Batista.
1955-08-23	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the Oakland River Cats. The Oakland River Cats receive Draft Pick 1956 Round 4 MIL (Dave Mercer), Draft Pick 1956 Round 3 MIL (Ferris Batista), Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 MIL (Roy White) from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 OAK (Jim Pickett), Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 OAK (Charlie Green).