Boston — It was necessary Friday to ask a particular Tigers general manager (Al Avila) about a particular Tigers player (Alex Avila) and the possibilities a GM next month might need to trade said player to another team.
It must be noted that not only does this player at the moment carry the best hitting numbers on the Tigers roster, he also happens to be the GM’s son.
Al Avila was reached in Lakeland, Fla., where the Tigers are etching names on a 1,000-player-plus board ahead of Monday’s first round of the 23017 big-league baseball draft, which will see the Tigers picking 18th overall.