During the middle of the 2018 season, the Braves re-acquired fan favorite and formerly-devastating reliever Jonny Venters to assist in their stretch run. Venters had just made it back to the majors after a five-plus year hiatus (including three years of not pitching in a professional game altogether), and was faring well as a relief option for the Rays when the Braves snatched him up. Venters did basically what he was expected to down the 2018 stretch: 87 ERA-, 80 FIP-, 95 xFIP-, dominating lefties while faring much worse against righties (of whom he faced far too many — 47 of 87 batters he faced as a Brave in 2018 had the platoon advantage over him).
2019 Atlanta Braves Season in Review: Jonny Venters
