Career
Atlanta Braves
Atilano was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round,with the 35th overall selection of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves,posting a 3.83 ERA over 12 starts. Atilano spent the 2004 campaign with the rookie-level Danville Braves,posting a 5-1 record and 4.20 ERA with 54 strikeouts across 13 starts. [1]
Atilano made 24 starts for the Single-A Rome Braves in 2005,registering an 8-9 record and 4.17 ERA with 66 strikeouts over 136 innings. He made 19 appearances (18 starts) for the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 2006,compiling a 6-7 record and 4.50 ERA with 45 strikeouts across 116 innings pitched. [2] An elbow injury suffered in early August ended Atilano's season prematurely. [3]
Washington Nationals
On August 31,2006,Atilano was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Daryle Ward. [4]
Atilano was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse,by the Nationals,to replace injured Jason Marquis on April 22,2010. He allowed one run on five hits in a 5–1 Nationals victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers the next day,his first major league start and first major league win. Atilano started off the season well,going 5–1 in his first six decisions—which included consecutive victories over Tim Lincecum and Roy Oswalt. [5] But then,he fell to 6–7 with a 5.15 ERA,and underwent surgery in July to remove bone chips in his elbow. [5]
On February 16,2011,Atilano was designated for assignment and removed from the 40-man roster. [5] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs on February 20. [6] In 2 starts for the Double-A Harrisburg Senators,he struggled to an 0-1 record and 13.50 ERA with 3 strikeouts over 6 innings of work. Atilano elected free agency on November 2.
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