Braves' Luis Ayala to DL with anxiety disorder
Now that numerous players have come out and confronted their anxiety disorders publicly, there is no longer a stigma surrounding a player heading to the DL with such a diagnosis - at least not publicly. So, it would normally not be surprising for a team like the Atlanta Braves to place a player like Luis Ayala on the 15-day DL with anxiety issues. However, Ayala has never had...
Atlanta Braves Place Pitcher Luis Ayala On Disabled List
The Atlanta Braves have placed right handed pitcher Luis Ayala on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder. This isn’t a laughing matter as players with talent like Zack Greinke have literally been shut down because of it. This is a much more serious matter than it sounds and there is no time-table for his return. In the mean time David Carpenter will take his spot.
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Braves place reliever Ayala on 15-day DL
ATLANTA -- The Braves have placed reliever Luis Ayala on the 15-day disabled list as he deals with an anxiety disorder, the team announced Tuesday evening. Ayala, who the organization traded for earlier this month in a deal with the Orioles, has no history of anxiety issues, but general manager Frank Wren said its a reaction to the news that the 35-year-old was recently diagnosed...
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Orioles trade Ayala to Braves
The Atlanta Braves bolstered their bullpen depth Wednesday by acquiring right-handed reliever Luis Ayala from the Baltimore Orioles for a minor-leaguer.
The Braves sent left-handed pitcher Chris Jones to the Orioles. Jones, 24, was pitching at Double-A Mississippi.
Ayala, 35, was 5-5 with one save in three chances and a 2.64 ERA in 66 games with the Orioles in 2012. He had a 2...
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April 10, 2013
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Braves acquire RHP Ayala from Orioles
The Atlanta Braves have bolstered their bullpen depth by acquiring right-handed reliever Luis Ayala from the Baltimore Orioles for a minor-leaguer.
The Braves sent left-handed pitcher Chris Jones to the Orioles in Wednesday's deal. The 24-year-old was pitching at Double-A Mississippi.
The 35-year-old Ayala is expected to join the Braves when they open a series Friday in Washington...
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April 10, 2013
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Braves pick up reliever Luis Ayala from O’s
On Wednesday the Braves acquired right handed reliever Luis Ayala from the Orioles. Ayala will join the Braves bullpen which is missing set-up man Jonny Venters.
Ayala is making $1 million this season.
The Orioles received 24-year-old minor leaguer Chris Jones in the deal. Jones will be assigned to Double-A Bowie. Last year he had a 3.90 ERA in 60 innings of relief while at the Double...
Braves trade for veteran reliever Ayala
ATLANTA -- If the offseason taught MLB executives anything, it is that the Atlanta Braves' front office is not being shy about making moves to potentially improve the big league club this season.
Now, add veteran Luis Ayala to the mix.
In a two-team trade with the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, the Braves acquired the right-handed reliever for minor league pitcher Chris Jones...
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April 10, 2013
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Rumor: Yankees maintain interest in Luis Ayala
Luis Ayala was a bit of a surprise for the Yankees last season as they signed him for insurance and he ended up being a big contributor. Since then he has drawn a decent amount of interest as a free agent, but apparently not enough that it is the middle of January and he still hasn’t found a team.
The Yankees have maintained interested in re-signing him though and still do,...
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January 10, 2012
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Rumor: Yankees 1 of 6 Teams in on Luis Ayala
The Yankees are interested in bringing back reliever Luis Ayala, but they are not alone. According to Jim Bowden of ESPN XM radio, the Yankees are among six teams interested in signing the reliever.
Over the past few years, Brian Cashman has done a great job putting together a bullpen and a large part of that has been signing a ton of relievers and hoping that one or two pan out...
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December 04, 2011
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Rumors: Luis Ayala Getting Interest from Red Sox, Rays
Yankees GM Brian Cashman has indicated that under the right circumstances that he would like to bring back all of his free agents this offseason (although I somehow doubt that extends to Jorge Posada). Luis Ayala is one of those free agents, but he might need to act fast to keep the righty as the Red Sox and Rays have both “checked in” on him, according to Jon Paul Morosi of...
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November 27, 2011
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