Tony Batista has been on the receiving end of a lot of negative commentary since the Twins acquired him in the off-season. Sure, the deal really looked like the team in Japan was trying to unload him, but now that we're far enough into the regular season, let's see what he's doing. Through last night's series with the Angels, Tony is batting .286. That puts him fourth on the team with players with more than 15 at bats. Luis Castillo is the hot bat, with a .404 average. Batista's tied with Morneau, Hunter, and Castro for second place in the hits department, with 14. Shannon Stewart and Castillo are tied in first with 19 hits. Tony's fourth on the tean with 8 RBIs, behind Morneau (14), Hunter (11), and Stewart (10). He's also tied with Cuddyer and Stewart for HRs (2) behind Morneau and Hunter with four apiece. He and Morneau are tied for first place with 7 two-out RBIs. And sure, Tony's been caught stealing once and has committed 1 error. As Aaron ...