Tavarez was signed out of the Dominican Republic as part of the 2020-2021 international signing period and received $1.5 million from the Braves to join the organization.
What were the expectations for 2025?
It feels like Ambioris Tavarez has been part of the organization for at least a decade – or at least that’s how it feels to the potential team here at BatteryPower. During his time as a prospect, we all waited for him to take the next step toward becoming the prospect everyone hoped he would be when he was the prize of the Braves’ 2020-2021 international class.
Unfortunately, we are still waiting for that development.
At the start of 2025, it was generally agreed that it would be a huge season for Tavarez, who would be 22 and had played just 50 games at the senior A-level so far in his career. Any kind of offensive progress was welcomed, but desperately needed for the former top international signee who has yet to post an OPS north of .689.
Needless to say, 2025 didn’t go the way Tavarez or the organization had hoped.
Things started out relatively solid for Tavarez, who returned to high-A to start the season. In 77 plate appearances in the month of April, the then 21-year-old posted an OPS of .705 with a batting average of .260. Those numbers aren’t typically great, but it was an encouraging sign that Tavarez might be able to turn things around at the plate.
There were a handful of individual performances that Tavarez should be proud of — most notably a 4-5 performance with a double and a run scored on April 10 against Bowling Green. However, the offensive inconsistencies that have plagued his career resurfaced as the calendar turned to May.
Over the course of his 98 games with Rome, Tavarez posted an abysmal .596 OPS in addition to a .209 batting average. Although he was promoted to Double-A Columbus, Tavarez again struggled mightily. In 15 games (53 plate appearances), Tavarez struggled to a .502 OPS and a .178 average.
To put it bluntly, 2026 could be Tavarez’s make or break season. Although he will only be 22 years old during the campaign, there simply hasn’t been enough progress with the bat to provide any real hope that things will turn around.
Tavarez will most likely be sent back to Columbus to start the season, where he will likely remain unless he is sent back to Rome if his offense continues again. Reaching triple-A Gwinnett should be the goal for Tavarez, but he still has a lot of work to do to get there.
On the other hand, a $1.5 million investment is nothing to sneeze at, so Tavarez will likely be given the benefit of the doubt in the hopes that he can tap into some of his potential. However, the clock is ticking and he needs to get things going this season to remain a relevant part of Atlanta’s future.
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