Way back in July 2021, former Detroit Tigers general manager made the best trade of his seven-year tenure running the club. The Milwaukee Brewers were in the hunt and looking for left-handed help in their bullpen. Somehow, Avila was able to convince them to hand over pitching prospect Reese Olson in exchange for a half season of Daniel Norris, despite the veteran lefty’s 6.89 ERA/4.19 FIP combination to that point. This has proven to be an absolute robbery on Avila’s part.
Olson already had a pretty devastating slider-changeup combination and could drop a quality curveball in on you too.