Tabbed as Detroit's executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager in August 2015, Avila enters his second full season in that role, looking to get the Tigers back to the postseason for the first time since '14.
MLB.com recently sat down with Avila in his office at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., to discuss his father's influence on him, the emotions of his team drafting his son and how good Michael Fulmer can be in the future.
MLB.com: Your father, Ralph, was a scout, responsible for signing many players, including Pedro Martinez.