ALEX AVILA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Game 2013.29: Tigers at Astros
Again it didn’t come easy, but the Tigers are right where they wanted to be, taking the first two games of the four-game series with the struggling Astros, thanks partly to contributions by the slumping Alex Avila and by everyone’s favorite bench donkey, Don Kelly (his working a 1-2 count into a walk ahead of Avila’s home run was one of the subtle plays of the game).
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Tigers 4, Astros 3
Alex Avila hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
After Houston closer Jose Veras walked Don Kelly to open the inning, Avila hit a 3-1 pitch to deep center field and help the Tigers get their second straight win.
Jose Altuve's RBI single in the seventh inning capped a three-run rally and gave...
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14 days ago
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Avila blast lifts Tigers over Astros, 4-3
The smiles told the story.
When Tigers catcher Alex Avila stroked the two-run, ninth-inning homer that would make his team a 4-3 winner Friday night over the Astros in Houston, he raised his fist rounding first base and smiled. It was a look of both pure joy and relief.
April was a difficult month for Avila. He batted .183 and had to hold his head up while walking back to the dugout...
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14 days ago
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Avila's Offensive Struggles Cause for Concern
While some Tigers have had hot starts, and some slow starts, arguably no start to the season has been more scrutinized than the production of Alex Avila at the plate, and his continued struggles after his All-Star 2011 season. Just what should we make of Avila’s start, and is this an ominous sign of future production?
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15 days ago
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Detroit Tigers: is Alex Avila running out of time?
Is it possible that Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila is over-the-hill at age 26? Rewind to the end of the 2011 season and it appeared as though the Tigers had baseball’s best up and coming catcher. He had hit .295 with 33 doubles, 19 homers, 82 RBI’s, and slugged at a .506 clip. The future doesn’t get much brighter for a young backstop.
And then came 2012, the season in which...
Bouncing Back: Alex Avila
Like a lot of fantasy players, I’ll be waiting on drafting a catcher again this year. Catchers and closers are usually where I want to spend my last few picks or dollars, so I need to squeeze as much value out of them as I possibly can, hoping to hit big on a player that could just as likely end up on the wire in a month. There are a number of catchers who fall in this category...
Detroit Tigers rumors: catcher edition
Much has been made of the Detroit Tigers adding Torii Hunter to the roster and how much that will improve the offense and defense of a team that was so frustratingly close to winning it all last year. Indeed, Hunter will provide a huge piece to the Tigers’ puzzle, but he doesn’t cure all of the ills.
Most people with an opinion have the Tigers’ 2013 Opening Day lineup looking...
First rehab start for Avila goes smoothly
TOLEDO, Ohio The first step in Alex Avila's return to the Detroit Tigers went without a hitch.
As planned, Avila caught lefty Andy Oliver for five innings, had two at-bats and ended his night without incident Monday in his first rehabilitation start for the Toledo Mud Hens.
"Just kind of what I expected as far as where I was at physically," Avila said. "Just...
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June 18, 2012
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Disabled list might be best option for Avila, Tigers
DETROIT Alex Avila needs to go on the disabled list.
Avila having to leave Tuesday night's game after the fifth inning after his right hamstring tightened up on him again was not the reason the Tigers lost a 4-2 game to the Cleveland Indians in front of 33,258 at Comerica Park.
What Avila's been going through is what a lot of the Tigers have been going through this season...
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June 06, 2012
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Alex Avila's All-Star encore hinges on consistency
DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila loves the word consistency.
The question for Avila, who turned 25 this past week, is whether he'll be able to consistently be the player he was last season.
Manager Jim Leyland announced before last season that Avila would be the everyday starting catcher and Avila did not disappoint. He hit .295 with 19 home runs and 82 RBIs, earning...
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February 02, 2012
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