Joey Bats was signed last week to a non-guaranteed deal, and over the weekend, DOB said that he could join the Braves this week. If it were 2015, you’d be wondering how the Braves acquired Bautista on a minor league deal. But it’s 2018, he’s 37 now, and he’s coming off a rapid decline in his production.
You probably know a little bit about him as he’s been a bit of a lightning rod, and he had a run of being one of the premier power hitters in the game. But since he played in the Junior Circuit, let me give you some background.