Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila received a multi-year contract extension on July 5, 2019. Here's what he said about it: Gregory Levinsky, Detroit Free Press
The session began predictably, as it usually does when Detroit Tigers president and CEO Christopher Ilitch speaks with reporters, starting with a few comments before he took some questions.
The comments were predictable, a 243-word, public relations-coached chorus in which Ilitch minded his P’s — progress, positivity and prospects —and showed a keen knowledge of the prospect rankings that front offices around baseball swear they put no stock in — unless, of course, there is nothing else that points to progress.