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Alex Avila Wins Silver Slugger

Found November 03, 2011 on Tiger Blog:
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The Silver Slugger awards were handed out last night the Tigers had just one winning.  Alex Avila walked with his first (hopefully of many) with a surprisingly good year at the plate.  He was ninth in the American League in WAR (5.4) and eighth in the American League in OPS (.895).  The last time an [...]
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