Detroit Tigers fans didn’t see the best first half of baseball in 2017.
The team stumbled to a 39-48 record. While there were some encouraging stretches, there were also some—how shall we say—not so encouraging stretches.
Detroit’s eight-game losing streak certainly didn’t help matters in the standings, but there have been some positives to help counterbalance the negatives.
Alex Avila, originally signed to compliment James McCann at the dish, is vastly out-producing his fellow backstop–not to mention most of the league.
In 227 plate appearances predominantly against right-handers, Avila is sporting a .