Recently, the Cincinnati Reds have a history of good hitting pitchers in Bronson Arroyo, Mike Leake, and Micah Owings. Through his first run with the Reds, Arroyo had a .123 batting average and 6 career home runs. The Reds tried to sign him last year, but worked out a deal this season. Micah Owings was so good that after he couldn’t make it as a pitcher he tried to restart his career as an outfielder.
Mike Leake is a .203 career hitter with six home runs in his relatively young MLB career. His career stat line reads like a season for a weak hitting middle infielder, including 166 strikeouts and 39 bunts.