For the next month or so I am going to do a recap of each player that is on the Braves roster. The recap will include their stats, some of their best games, some of their worst games and if I think they will be around next year or not. The first player featured will be reliever Luis Avilan.
Avilan made his major league appearance this year on July 14th against the New York Mets, he faced one batter and struck him out. When the Braves called him up, he was a little known left-handed pitcher at Double-A Mississippi in the Braves minor league system. His purpose coming up to Atlanta was to help out with an injury to Jonny Venters, who is also a left-handed pitcher. Little did Avilan know, he was around to stay as he remained with the Braves throughout the year and even made it on the postseason roster.
Avilan's roughest outing occurred against the New York Mets on August 11th, pitching only one inning and giving up two runs. September 30th is when Avilan's best outing of the season happened. He pitched in two innings, striking out three men, helping the Braves to a 6-2 win.
Overall, Avilan appeared in 31 games going 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA and 33 strikeouts. Also, he gave up only one home run during the year and had five holds. That win came on the last day of the season, and it was the first win of his major league career.
After the season Avilan had, an impressive one at that, he will definitely be around in the Braves' organization next season. Whether he starts the year in the minor leagues or major leagues will be determined in the spring during training camp. If he does go to the minors to begin the year, don't be surprised to see him trotting out of the Braves' bullpen a month or two later.
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