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Birth Date	1-29-1987
Height	5' 11"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	26 years, 3 months, 23 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 0.82009
: 0.02010
: 6.42011
: 1.72012
: 0.82013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2009	DET	22	29	72	61	9	17	4	0	5	36	10	18	0	1	0	14	0	0	.279	.375	.590	.331	7.8	-0.2	0.8
2010	DET	23	104	333	294	28	67	12	0	7	100	36	71	2	0	1	31	2	2	.228	.316	.340	.231	2.4	-1.9	0.0
2011	DET	24	141	551	464	63	137	33	4	19	235	73	131	3	8	3	82	3	1	.295	.389	.506	.318	59.2	1.2	6.4
2012	DET	25	116	434	367	42	89	21	2	9	141	61	104	2	2	2	48	2	0	.243	.352	.384	.260	18.2	-2.7	1.7
2013	DET	26	32	129	115	12	20	2	0	4	34	13	37	0	1	0	10	0	0	.174	.256	.296	.197	-4.9	-0.0	-0.5
Career			422	1519	1301	154	330	72	6	44	546	193	361	7	12	6	185	7	3	.254	.350	.420	.273	82.9	-3.6	8.4

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2008	WMI	A	58	244	.286	.258	.323	.383	.000	.372	93	6.9	7.2	1.9	-0.0	-5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	DET	MLB	29	72	.331	.261	.318	.420	.000	.308	98	5.4	2.1	1.1	-0.2	-1.0	7.8	0.8	7.8	0.8
2009	ERI	AA	93	387	.285	.267	.334	.400	.000	.309	110	10.3	10.9	5.1	-0.2	-1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	DET	MLB	104	333	.231	.261	.322	.412	.000	.278	102	-9.7	9.4	5.4	-1.9	-2.7	2.4	0.0	2.4	0.0
2011	DET	MLB	141	551	.318	.261	.317	.406	.000	.366	103	31.2	9.9	8.4	1.2	2.8	59.2	6.4	59.2	6.4
2012	DET	MLB	116	434	.260	.258	.321	.416	.000	.312	103	0.1	7.8	7	-2.7	-1.4	18.2	1.7	18.2	1.7
2012	TOL	AAA	3	8	.325	.269	.329	.424	.000	.750	102	0.6	0.1	0	-0.0	-1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	DET	MLB	32	129	.197	.270	.329	.431	.274	.213	100	-8.1	3.5	2.1	-0.0	-1.2	-4.9	-0.5	-4.9	-0.5
Career		MLB		1519	.273	.261	.320	.413	.264	.315	102	19.3	39.6	24.1	-4.0	-3.2	84.9	8.6	84.9	8.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	WMI	A	244	21	65	14	0	1	22	27	41	0	1	.305	.384	.385	.080	.286	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2009	DET	MLB	72	9	17	4	0	5	14	10	18	0	0	.279	.375	.590	.311	.331	7.8	-0.2	0.8
2009	ERI	AA	387	52	87	23	1	12	55	52	77	2	1	.264	.364	.450	.185	.285	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2010	DET	MLB	333	28	67	12	0	7	31	36	71	2	2	.228	.316	.340	.112	.231	2.4	-1.9	0.0
2011	DET	MLB	551	63	137	33	4	19	82	73	131	3	1	.295	.389	.506	.211	.318	59.2	1.2	6.4
2012	TOL	AAA	8	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.000	.325	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2012	DET	MLB	434	42	89	21	2	9	48	61	104	2	0	.243	.352	.384	.142	.260	18.2	-2.7	1.7
2013	DET	MLB	129	12	20	2	0	4	10	13	37	0	0	.174	.256	.296	.122	.197	-4.9	-0.0	-0.5

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-10-28	2012-10-29	DTD	1	0	Right	Forearm	Contusion		-	-
2012-09-17	2012-09-22	DTD	5	0	-	Face	Soreness	Jaw From Player Collision	-	-
2012-06-25	2012-06-26	DTD	1	0	Left	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendon	-
2012-06-06	2012-06-21	15-DL	15	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2012-06-02	2012-06-05	DTD	3	0	Right	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2012-05-08	2012-05-10	DTD	2	0	Left	Knee	Inflammation	Patellar Tendon	-	-
2012-04-11	2012-04-11	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness	Flu-like	-	-
2011-10-04	2011-10-04	DTD	0	0	-	Knee	Soreness	Patella	-	-
2011-06-26	2011-06-27	DTD	1	1	Left	Hand	Neurological Injury	Wild Pitch	-
2011-06-24	2011-06-24	DTD	0	0	Left	Forearm	Contusion	Wild Pitch	-	-
2011-06-22	2011-06-24	DTD	2	1	Right	Lower Leg	Contusion	Shin From Foul Ball	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	DET	$
2013	DET	$2,950,000
2012	DET	$510,000
2011	DET	$425,000
2010	DET	$404,900

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,339,900
2011	Current	$2,950,000
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$4,289,900
4 yr	Total	$4,289,900

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 61 d	Hendricks Sports	1 year/$2.95M (2013)

Details
1 year/$2.95M (2013). Re-signed by Detroit 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). 1 year/$0.51M (2012). Renewed by Detroit 3/3/12. 1 year/$0.425M (2011). Re-signed by Detroit 3/11. 1 year/$0.4049M (2010). Re-signed by Detroit 2/16/10. Drafted by Detroit 2008 (5-163) (Alabama). $0.169M signing bonus.

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SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.218	.322	.317	.232
11	vs R (Multi)	.272	.373	.456	.292
18	Split (Multi)	.054	.051	.139	.060
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.176	.304	.235	.201
31	vs R (2012)	.262	.367	.429	.279
38	Split (2012)	.086	.063	.194	.078
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Raising Aces: This Justin	Doug Thorburn	2013-05-22
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 4, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-04
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 5/3	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-03
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 30, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-30
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/26	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-26
Overthinking It: Why Jose Valverde is Still Getting Saves for Detroit	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-25
Fantasy Freestyle: Springing Into Action	Jason Collette	2013-04-23
Fantasy Freestyle: Beware of Young Catchers	Paul Sporer	2013-04-17
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/12	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 9	Larry Granillo	2013-04-10
Fantasy Freestyle: My American League Portfolio	Paul Sporer	2013-04-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 5	Larry Granillo	2013-04-06
Fantasy Beat: My Razzball Expert League Team	Paul Singman	2013-03-30
Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-19
Pre-Season Positional Rankings: Top 15 Fantasy Catchers	Paul Sporer	2013-02-13
Pebble Hunting: How Bad Can Clogging the Bases Be?	Sam Miller	2013-02-06
Pebble Hunting: Adventures in Intentional Balls	Sam Miller	2013-01-07
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL Central	Corey Dawkins	2012-11-12
Collateral Damage: 2012 Year-End Injury Summary: AL Central	Stephani Bee	2012-11-12
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Three Recap: Giants 2, Tigers 0	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-28
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Four Preview: Giants at Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-28
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Game Three Preview: Giants at Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-27
Playoff Prospectus: World Series Preview: Tigers vs. Giants	Derek Carty	2012-10-24
Punk Hits: Three Nights In October, part 3	Ian Miller	2012-10-22
Head Games: Two ALCS-Altering At-Bats	Will Woods	2012-10-19
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Three Recap: Tigers 2, Yankee 1	Ben Lindbergh	2012-10-17
Manufactured Runs: Caution: Narratives Being Built	Colin Wyers	2012-10-17
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Three Preview: Yankees vs. Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-16
Playoff Prospectus: How the ALCS Squads Were Built	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-16
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Two Preview: Tigers at Yankees	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview: Tigers and Yankees	Sam Miller	2012-10-13
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Five Preview: Tigers at A's	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Four Preview: Tigers at A's	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-10-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Wild Card Weekend Trot Times	Larry Granillo	2012-10-08
BP Unfiltered: Differences in Mitt Placement	R.J. Anderson	2012-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Athletics-Tigers Division Series Preview	Derek Carty	2012-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game One Preview: Athletics at Tigers	Daniel Rathman	2012-10-06
What You Need to Know: Monday, September 24	Daniel Rathman	2012-09-24
Out of Left Field: The Slowest Pitches Thrown This Year	Matthew Kory	2012-09-18
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 7	Larry Granillo	2012-09-08
In A Pickle: Carlos Santana, and the Choice of a Generation	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-30
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 10	Larry Granillo	2012-08-11
What You Need to Know: Monday, August 6	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 19	Larry Granillo	2012-07-20
What the Contenders Need: AL Central	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: AL Central	Jeff Euston	2012-07-02
Inside The Park: About Big Threes in Baseball	Bradford Doolittle	2012-05-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 22	Larry Granillo	2012-05-23
Overthinking It: Gio Gonzalez and Max Scherzer are Striking Out Everyone	Ben Lindbergh	2012-05-23
Value Picks: Outfielders for 5/18/12	Rob McQuown	2012-05-18
The Process: Fixing the Phillies	Bradley Ankrom	2012-05-17
Baseball ProGUESTus: Splat Albert	Matt Welch	2012-05-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 5	Larry Granillo	2012-05-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 24	Larry Granillo	2012-04-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Land of 1,000 Runs	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-16
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 8	Larry Granillo	2012-04-09
What You Need to Know: Monday, April 9	Daniel Rathman	2012-04-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Matter of Ninth-Inning Experience	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Opening Week Trot Times	Larry Granillo	2012-04-08
The BP First Take: Friday, March 30	Daniel Rathman	2012-03-30
Heartburn Hardball: The Mysterious Brian Matusz	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-03-28
Overthinking It: The Power of Park Effects	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-22
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part Two	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-29
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Derek Carty	2012-02-27
Future Shock: Detroit Tigers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-02-24
Inside The Park: Ode to a Terrible Stat	Bradford Doolittle	2012-02-23
Pebble Hunting: Watching the Worst Game of 2011	Sam Miller	2012-02-15
Fantasy Beat: Nick Hundley, Potential Sleeper	Jason Collette	2012-02-13
Heartburn Hardball: All That Heaven Will Allow	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-02-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Heavyweight Infield	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-27
Transaction Analysis: The New Prince of Motown	R.J. Anderson	2012-01-25
Fantasy Beat: Expert ADP Shifts	Jason Collette	2012-01-24
Fantasy Beat: Whose Batting Average Could Spike?	Jason Collette	2011-12-13
Fantasy Beat: Early ADP Movers	Jason Collette	2011-12-09
Fantasy Beat: Early Off-Season ADPs	Jason Collette	2011-11-22
Fantasy Beat: Wilson Betemit: Fantasy Sleeper	Jason Collette	2011-11-17
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Rumor Mill for 10/20/11	Derek Carty	2011-10-20
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers	Kevin Goldstein	2011-10-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers	ESPN Insider	2011-10-18
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Five: Tigers Stay Alive	R.J. Anderson	2011-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Four: Lineup Mismanagement	Derek Carty	2011-10-13
The Keeper Reaper: Second, Short, and Catcher for 10/12/11	Michael Jong	2011-10-12
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Two: A Grand Opportunity	R.J. Anderson	2011-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview	Derek Carty	2011-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview	Ben Lindbergh	2011-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview, Scouting Hindsight Version	Kevin Goldstein	2011-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: A Night for the 25th Man	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Four: Yankees Even it Up	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Three: Not Such a Pitchers' Duel	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-04
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Game Two: Aye-yi-yala!	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-03
Resident Fantasy Genius: BP Fantasy End of Season Awards	Derek Carty	2011-10-03
Playoff Prospectus: The Left Turn Not Taken	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-02
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Yankees vs. Tigers	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-30
Future Shock: Constructing a Champion	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-30
Value Picks: Second, Short, and Catcher Review	Michael Jong	2011-09-28
Spinning Yarn: Removing the Mask Encore Presentation	Mike Fast	2011-09-24
Painting the Black: Running on Reputation?	R.J. Anderson	2011-09-22
Fantasy Beat: Late Season Observations	Jason Collette	2011-09-13
On the Beat: Great Expectations	John Perrotto	2011-09-12
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 9	Larry Granillo	2011-09-10
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 27	Larry Granillo	2011-08-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 24	Larry Granillo	2011-08-25
The BP Trading Post: Top Catchers and Resurgent Shortstops	Michael Jong	2011-08-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 22	Larry Granillo	2011-08-23
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/17/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 5	Larry Granillo	2011-08-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 3	Larry Granillo	2011-08-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 2	Larry Granillo	2011-08-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for July 31	Larry Granillo	2011-08-01
Overthinking It: The Avila Advantage	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-21
Painting the Black: Mid-season Heroes and Goats, Part 1	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-12
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars AL 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-08
All-Star Selections: Staff Picks for 2011	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-01
On the Beat: Perrotto's Picks	John Perrotto	2011-06-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 26	Larry Granillo	2011-06-27
Fantasy Beat: Opposite Field Power	Craig Brown	2011-06-22
Prospectus Hit List: AL: Tense Times	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6	Larry Granillo	2011-06-07
BP Unfiltered: In-season PECOTA updates	Colin Wyers	2011-06-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 24	Larry Granillo	2011-05-25
Prospectus Hit List: The Tighten Up	Jay Jaffe	2011-05-23
Fantasy Beat: Power Trippin'	Jason Collette	2011-05-23
On the Beat: Detroit Stuck in Neutral	John Perrotto	2011-05-23
Changing Speeds: Bounceback, Breakthrough, or Balderdash?	Ken Funck	2011-05-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 7	Larry Granillo	2011-05-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 2	Larry Granillo	2011-05-03
Don't Believe the Hype: Barney and Friends	Marc Normandin	2011-04-29
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2011-04-26
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 4/25	John Perrotto	2011-04-25
Prospectus Hit List: A Return to Normalcy	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-25
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2011-04-19
Prospectus Hit and Run: Up the Middlemen	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-14
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2011-04-12
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-04-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Off to the Races	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars Draft Results	Jason Collette	2011-03-23
Team Injury Projection: Detroit Tigers	Marc Normandin	2011-03-21
Team Injury Projection: Detroit Tigers	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-21
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-21
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks at Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2011-02-15
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Purpose Pitches: The Sorry State of Platooning	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-21
Future Shock: Detroit Tigers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-13
Transaction Analysis: Tiger Beat	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-12-07
On the Beat: Tigers on the Off-Season Prowl	John Perrotto	2010-11-30
GM for a Day: Detroit Tigers	John Perrotto	2010-10-28
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-24
Under The Knife: A Leg and a Prayer	Will Carroll	2010-09-10
On the Beat: Going Out with Class	John Perrotto	2010-09-10
Prospectus Hit List: Big Hits and Near Misses	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: Time for Tigers to Look to 2011	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-04
Transaction Action: ALtruisms	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-21
Prospectus Hit and Run: The 2010 Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-20
On the Beat: Areas of Concern	John Perrotto	2010-07-19
BP Unfiltered: Unfun with RBI Opportunities	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-12
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Fantasy Focus: Catcher rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-02-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-05
On the Beat: Day Three of the Winter Meetings	John Perrotto	2009-12-10
Prospectus Q&A: Casper Wells	David Laurila	2009-11-24
Future Shock: Tigers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-24
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-08
Future Shock: Great Leaps Forward, AL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-09-15
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-08-12
Transaction Action: Drama Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-11
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-08-09
Future Shock Blog: May 27th	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-27

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2012-02-09 13:00:00	Do you see big (or at least notable) regression from Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta? The seasons posted by these two were key factors in the Tigers winning 95 last year. (lemppi from Ankeny, IA)	I think any time you see a guy post a 6 WARP season who has never done anything like that before, you expect a good deal of regression. Peralta's numbers were more in line with his career, although again any time you see an outsized performance you expect some falloff. (Colin Wyers)
2011-08-26 16:00:00	With Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez done, the Tigers have an extra $20M/year to play with in the offseason, I say go get Jose Reyes, put him at second, then you can run out an infield of C Alex Avila, 1B Miguel Cabrera, 2B Reyes, SS Jhonny Peralta, 3B Nick Castellanos. Sound like a plan? If not who should the Tigers go after with the $20m? (DetroitDale from Florida (eternal spring training))	I would check with Dave Dombrowksi on that stuff -- he seems to have Tigers going pretty good these days (John Coppolella)
2011-03-02 13:00:00	Donning your GM-cap for a moment....if you had been in Detroit making decisions, would you have made the deal with Victor Martinez? Or would you have found a cheaper DH-bat and kept the 1st round pick in this mucho-hyped upcoming draft? Thank you. (lemppi from Iowa)	A lot depends on how serious they are about getting him time behind the plate as well as at DH, because if he starts 60 games or more as a catcher, it's hard to turn that down for what it means for an offense, especially when the alternatives for playing-time partners for Alex Avila were one low-OBP right-handed swing-and-miss slugger or another. Considering how much money got thrown at guys like John Buck, I think Dombrowski paid a premium in the right way. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-01-28 14:00:00	Hi CK - Love it! Any prospects that you have unexplained affinities for? (iorg34 from Minny)	Todd Frazier, because the bat will play. I find myself hoping Zack Cozart gets taken seriously, given that Paul Janish isn't really a solution, and I'm interested in how Tommy Manzella pans out. It's hard not to like Scott Sizemore and Alex Avila for the Tigers. I'm interested in seeing how Jose Ceda's comeback goes. I think this is the year for Brandon Wood, or at least I hope so. I root for Hank Conger. I'm more fond of Ian Desmond and Shairon Martis than probably makes sense. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-01-04 14:00:00	Do you think Gerald Laird will be useful to the Tigers? What do you think of Alex Avila and what do you think his chances are of playing as a starter for the Tigers next season? Who would be the better starting catcher? (steph from michigan)	I'm a big Avila fan, but maybe it's because I had him as my Tigers sleeper coming into '09 and he made me look very smart. I think Laird is the far better defender, but Avila could offer more with the bat. I would also hope that Avila behaves himself better at basketball games. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-11-17 14:00:00	What's your take on the sudden rise of Alex Avila? Can he be a legitimate starting catcher for the Tigers? (Boston from Ann Arbor)	I'm a big believer, and yes. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-10-09 13:30:00	Many Tigers' fans want Alex Avila to play next year in front of Gerald Laird. I think its early for Avila to be counted on even though Laird is iffy. Your thoughts? (lemppi@msn.com from Ankeny, IA)	Can I hedge? If I'm the Tigers I go into next spring with the catching job as a competition between the two. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-09-17 14:00:00	I enjoyed seeing Alex Avila's recognition in your article this week. What is your long-term projection on him? (George from Charlotte)	If I'm the Tigers, the catching job is wide opening going into the spring. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-08-28 13:00:00	What are your thoughts on Alex Avila (C, DET) so far? Have you heard anything about his expected role next year - starter, backup, AAA? (Capt Science from New York)	I'd bank on him being the starter next season. The Tigers love him and not just because his dad is the assistant GM. This kid can play and he's a real throwback type on top of having talent. (John Perrotto)

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