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| Fantasy Stats | |
| Own% | Start% |
| 94% | 77% |
| Key Stats | |||||
| AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB |
| 124 | 5 | .234 | 20 | 17 | 2 |
| Latest News |
| Avila needs 'to stay aggressive': Tigers catcher Alex Avila entered play Thursday against the Indians having produced one homer and five RBI in his last three games. Unfortunately, Avila is batting just .222, which is well below his .295 average from 2011. "I just think he needs to stay aggressive," manager Jim Leyland told MLB.com. "He'll do fine." (Updated 05/24/2012) |
| Injury Report |
| No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12). |
| Fantasy Analysis |
| A problem for Avila this season is that pitchers have figured out how to attack him. Avila is seeing less fastballs, which is proving to be a problem. Only 51.8 percent of the pitches he has seen this season have been fastballs, which is a steep decline from the 57.2 percent he saw last season. According to STAS, Avila is hitting .328 off fastballs this season. The problem is that he is hitting under .200 against every other pitch and has yet to get a hit off a changeup. Avila hit .383 against changeups last year, according to STATS. Leyland appears to be right in his assessment that Avila needs to stay aggressive, but that means he has to adjust to hitting offspeed pitches. Avila is still being started in more than 75 percent of Fantasy leagues because you probably invested an early-round pick on him and it's too early to give up. Let's just hope Avila can turn the corner at some point. (Updated 05/24/2012). |
| More Updates |
| May 25, 2012: Hit Parade for Week 9 Which schedules can you take advantage of in Fantasy Week 8? Our Scott White shares his start and sit recommendations by position for the upcoming scoring period in his latest Hit Parade. |
| May 24, 2012: By the Numbers: Check-in time has arrived With roughly two months in the books, it's time to do a little reflecting. Our Al Melchior looks back at some of his spring sleepers and busts to determine their true value in his latest By the Numbers. |
| May 13, 2012: Verlander leads Tigers past A's Justin Verlander struck out eight to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the ailing Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Sunday to salvage a series split. |
| May 13, 2012: Hit Parade for Week 7 As interleague play gets under way there are many matchups to break down. Our Scott White tells you who the best bets and biggest risks are in his Hit Parade for Week 7. |
| May 12, 2012: McCarthy fans 10, sparks A's over Tigers Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night. |
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| CBSSports.com Player Ranking | |||
| Position | Current | Last Week | Rating |
| Catchers | 15 | 3 | 51.83 |
| Complete Rankings | |||
| Situational Stats | ||||||
| 5/25/2012 vs Minnesota | ||||||
| Situation | AB | H | HR | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| vs Swarzak (Career) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 | .250 |
| Last 7 Games | |||||||||
| OPP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | ||
| 05/18 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 05/19 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 05/20 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 05/22 | @CLE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 05/23 | @CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 05/24 | @CLE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 05/25 | @MIN | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Complete Game Log | |||||||||
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| MAY /JUNE | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 20 Pitt W4-3 | 21 | 22 @Cle L3-5 | 23 @Cle L2-4 | 24 @Cle L1-2 | 25 @Min W10-6 | 26 @Min 2:10 pm |
| 27 @Min 2:10 pm | 28 @Bos 1:35 pm | 29 @Bos 7:10 pm | 30 @Bos 7:10 pm | 31 @Bos 7:10 pm | 1 NYY 7:05 pm | 2 NYY 7:15 pm |
| Complete Schedule | ||||||
| 7 0  |  | 13 22  | | 13 0 | | 12 2 | | 15 8 | | 12 16 | | 16 4 | | 10 9 | | 13 18 | | 12 | | 12 | | 9 | | 12 | | 15 | | 17 | | 10 | | 12 | | 13 | | 11 | | 10 | | 11 | | 11 | | 11 | | 10 | | 19 | | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Actual 
AccuScore Projections) Note: Points are rounded down.| Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2009 | DET | 29 | 61 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .590 | .279 |
| 2010 | DET | 104 | 294 | 28 | 67 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 71 | 2 | 2 | .316 | .340 | .228 |
| 2011 | DET | 141 | 464 | 63 | 137 | 19 | 82 | 73 | 131 | 3 | 1 | .389 | .506 | .295 |
| 2012 | DET | 37 | 124 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .419 | .234 |
| Total | 311 | 943 | 117 | 250 | 36 | 147 | 134 | 256 | 7 | 3 | .356 | .449 | .265 | |
| Fielding Stats | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | Posn | G | GS | TC | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
| 2009 | DET | C | 25 | 17 | 108 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | DET | C | 98 | 84 | 594 | 556 | 34 | 4 | 5 | .993 |
| 2011 | DET | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2011 | DET | C | 133 | 130 | 1018 | 940 | 73 | 5 | 14 | .995 |
| 2012 | DET | C | 36 | 34 | 335 | 317 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .991 |
| Total | 293 | 266 | 2057 | 1914 | 130 | 13 | 22 | .994 | ||
| More Batting Stats | |||||||||
| Year | Team | 2B | 3B | TB | SF | SH | HBP | IBB | GDP |
| 2009 | DET | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | DET | 12 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 | DET | 33 | 4 | 235 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| 2012 | DET | 6 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 55 | 5 | 423 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | |
| Postseason Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2011 | DET | 11 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .146 | .073 |
| Total | 11 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .146 | .073 | |
| Minor League Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | AVG | ||
| 2008 | A-W Michigan | 58 | 213 | 21 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 1 | .383 | .385 | .305 | ||
| 2009 | AA-Erie | 93 | 329 | 52 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 55 | 52 | 77 | 2 | 1 | .365 | .450 | .264 | ||
| Total | 151 | 542 | 73 | 152 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 77 | 79 | 118 | 2 | 2 | .367 | .424 | .280 | |||
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