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Detroit Tigers: Avila an Overlooked Reunion Candidate in Free Agency

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 18: Alex Avila #16 of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Milwaukee Brewers on August 18, 2020 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)

Former Detroit Tigers catcher and son of GM Al, Alex Avila appears to be a candidate for another reunion with the club from which he was drafted

The Detroit Tigers are in dire need of a catcher this offseason. Starting backstop Austin Romine is a free agent and neither of Eric Haase or Grayson Greiner appeared to have cemented even a back-up status from what we saw in 2020.