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Outfield Depth a Major Concern for Diamondbacks

Feb 6, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Outfield depth is a huge concern right now for the Arizona Diamondbacks. With only 11 days until the team's first full-team workout, the D-backs starting outfield projects to be Yasmany Tomas in left field, ...

Report: Diamondbacks reach deal with catcher Alex Avila

Joe Jacquez

Jan 30, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks, Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason, Transactions

The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached a deal with free agent catcher Alex Avila pending a physical, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. The exact details of the contract are not known at this time. ...

Yankees Catching — Is Alex Avila a Fit?

Chris Northrop

Dec 30, 2017

Headlines, New York Yankees, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

One of the hot button issues in the Joe Girardi firing was his relationship with Gary Sanchez, whose defensive gaffes behind the dish were obvious to all and earned him a rare calling out by Girardi in the pres...

The Tigers Made an Underrated Move

Niklas Jarvinen

Jan 13, 2017

Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers fans mostly had one of two reactions to the news that Alex Avila was coming back. They were either happy to have the fan favorite back, or they were mad because his dad is the GM and they think i...

VIDEO: Tigers Scuffle in the Dugout

Niklas Jarvinen

Aug 8, 2015

American League, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Media, Video

The Detroit Tigers showed a little bit of fire during their 7-2 loss against the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park on Friday night. Tigers' catcher James McCann and shortstop Jose Iglesias had it out in the dugou...

McCann, Avila, or Both?

Niklas Jarvinen

Jul 12, 2015

American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Features, Opinions & Predictions

As a Tiger fan that attends many games and follows the team very closely, you hear a lot of things. I've recently heard a call out for the Tigers to use James McCann full-time because Alex Avila hasn't done muc...

Tigers Offense Poised to be Scary

Niklas Jarvinen

Apr 6, 2015

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

The Tigers may now have the best offense in the AL. They lost Rick Porcello and Max Scherzer for Shane Greene and Alfredo Simon in a rotation that took a step back (at least until Dombrowski works his magic), b...

MLB News: Tigers exercise $5.4M option on C Alex Avila

Baseball Essential

Nov 17, 2014

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Headlines

The Detroit Tigers have exercised the $5.4 million option on catcher Alex Avila for the 2015 season. Avila fell 43 plate appearances short of a $100,000 bonus for next season. "I'm happy they did (pick up th...

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