| 6/17/2013 5:08:00 PM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila is headed to the DL. | Insight: He bruised his arm Sunday in a game against Minnesota. Brayan Pena (.295, 2 HR, 12 RBI) will take over as the starter behind the plate. | | |
| 6/17/2013 9:22:00 AM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila left Sunday's game against Minnesota with a bruise left forearm after being hit with a pitch and is expected to miss at least one game. | Insight: Avila is only batting .172 with five homers and a .560 OPS this season. He has never shown that he can repeat his 2011 performance (.295, 19 HR, 82 RBI) and shouldn't be owned in any leagues. | | |
| 6/7/2013 4:57:00 PM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila is not in the lineup Friday. He's getting a day off while Bryan Pena handles catching duties. | Insight: Avila is only batting .182 with five homers and a .579 OPS this season. He shouldn't be owned in any leagues. | | |
| 5/9/2013 11:57:00 AM |
Description: Thinking about starting Alex Avila today? Well don't. The Tigers catcher has never gotten a hit against Washington righthander Dan Haren. | Insight: He's 0-for-8. Avila's breakout 2011 season (.295, 19 HR, 82 RBI) feels like a distant memory. | | |
| 5/1/2013 11:11:00 AM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila will get Wednesday afternoon off. No injury, just the typical day off after a night game. | Insight: Avila has three homers this season, but also a low .183 batting average. He was an exciting surprise in 2011 (.295, 19 HR, 82 RBI) but a disappoint to those who thought he could continue at that pace last season falling to .243, 9 HR and 48 RBI. | | |
| 4/12/2013 10:24:00 AM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila has only faced Oakland right-hander Bartolo Colon on five occasions, but he's posted four hits, including a pair of homers. | Insight: Avila has two homers this season, but also a low .226 batting average. He was an exciting surprise in 2011 (.295, 19 HR, 82 RBI) but a disappoint to those who thought he could continue at that pace last season falling to .243, 9 HR and 48 RBI. | | |
| 1/18/2013 2:09:00 PM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila and the team came to a deal, thus avoiding arbitration. | Insight: Avila was an exciting surprise in 2011 (.295, 19 HR, 82 RBI) but a disappoint to those who thought he could continue at that pace last season. He fell to .243, 9 HR and 48 RBI and was particularly ineffective against left-handers (.176 batting average). | | |
| 10/25/2012 7:07:00 PM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's World Series Game 2 against San Francisco. | Insight: Avila has been dreadful against lefthanders this season (.176 average in 85 at bats) so manager Jim Leyland is going with Gerald Laird behind the plate tonight against Giants southpaw Madison Bumgarner. | | |
| 10/7/2012 10:11:00 PM |
Description: Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Detroit will use its regular lineup against lefties on Sunday against Oakland's Tommy Milone. | Insight: Catcher Alex Avila will sit in favor of Gerald Laird despite going 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Game 1. | | |
| 9/23/2012 11:23:00 AM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila won't start the first game of Sunday's doubleheader versus Minnesota. | Insight: Avila played for the first time in almost a week Saturday in the Tigers' 8-0 win. Avila (.248, 8 HR, 44 RBI) could still be recovering from his recent concussion but we're guessing he'll be ready to go later today in the second game of the double dip. | | |
| 9/20/2012 12:21:00 PM |
Description: As expected, Tigers catcher Alex Avila will miss Thursday's game against Oakland because of an injured jaw. He is also dealing with a mild concussion. | Insight: Avila (.247, 8 HR, 43 RBI) should be good to go later this weekend against Minnesota. He's been a fantasy nonfactor this year after a breakout 2011 season (.295, 19 HR, 82 RBI). | | |
| 9/19/2012 6:30:00 PM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila will miss Wednesday's game against Oakland while he recovers from a concussion suffered in Sunday's game versus the Indians. | Insight: Tim Kurkjian of ESPN wrote on his Twitter account that the team is hoping to have Avila back for Friday's series opener against Minnesota. Gerald Laird (.280, 2 HR, 7 RBI) will make the start at catcher tonight in Avila's absence. | | |
| 9/18/2012 2:45:00 PM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila, who left Sunday's game against Cleveland with a bruised jaw after a collision with Prince Fielder, is not in the Tigers starting lineup for Tuesday. | Insight: He is listed as day-to-day. Avila (.247, 8 HR, 43 RBI) has not been able to match last year's production to the disappointment of fantasy owners. | | |
| 9/17/2012 9:53:00 AM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila left Sunday's game against Cleveland with a bruised jaw after a collision with Prince Fielder. | Insight: There was apparently no concussion and he is listed as day-to-day. Avila (.247, 8 HR, 43 RBI) has not been able to match last year's production to the disappointment of fantasy owners. | | |
| Cold | 9/10/2012 7:05:00 PM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game versus the White Sox. | Insight: With the exception of a solo home run Friday night in Los Angeles, Avila hasn't done much with the bat lately. He's just 3-for-23 over his last nine games. | | |
| 9/8/2012 8:01:00 PM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila won't start Saturday against the Angels. | Insight: Avila's home run on Friday was his first since August 9th, a span of 19 games without a homer. Gerald Laird (.272, 2 HR, 7 RBI) will take over the catching duties tonight for the Tigers. | | |
| Hot | 8/11/2012 7:56:00 PM |
Description: Catcher Alex Avila will not be in the Tigers' starting lineup on Saturday. | Insight: Avila has hit .457 with one homer and eight RBI during his current hitting streak, which reached 11 games Friday night in Detroit's 6-2 win over Texas. | | |
| 7/29/2012 12:28:00 PM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila won't be in the lineup Sunday against Toronto. | Insight: Avila (.238, 6 HRs, 27 RBIs) is 0-for-6 in the series. Gerald Laird (.299, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs) will get the start behind the plate for Detroit Sunday. | | |
| 7/18/2012 6:53:00 PM |
Description: Detroit catcher Alex Avila is getting the night off Wednesday against Los Angeles. | Insight: Avila (.245, 5 HRs, 25 RBIs) went 1-3 in Tuesday night's 13-0 loss to the Angels. He's batting .265 with three RBIs in 34 at bats since the start of the month. | | |
| 7/14/2012 3:49:00 PM |
Description: Tigers catcher Alex Avila is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore. Just a routine day off for a catcher with sore knees. | Insight: Avila has been struggling with knee problems for much of the year. It doesn't appear that he's going to approach last year's 19 HR, 82 RBI season. | | |
