moving parts

Couple of interesting moves by the Atlanta organization today. Left-hander Luis Avilan, who was in the Mississippi Braves’ rotation as recently as Tuesday, has been promoted twice since. He was bumped up to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday to make room on the M-Braves roster for Ben Sheets, then shipped to the big leagues today, becoming the 66th former M-Brave to advance to The Show. He takes the spot there of ex-M-Braves standout Jonny Venters, who has gone on the disabled list. Avilan, from Venezuela, was 3-6 with a 3.23 ERA this year after going 5-8, 4.57 in 2011 as a starter and reliever. Also, the Braves released M-Braves outfielder Cory Harrilchak, once considered a player of promise. The lefty-swinging Harrilchak hit .266 with seven homers, 56 RBIs and 10 steals with Mississippi in 2011 but was batting just .179 with no homers in 140 at-bats this season. His spot will be taken by Jordan Parraz, a veteran minor league outfielder who was batting .305 at Gwinnett before an injury setback. He had been rehabbing in Florida.