San Diego — Tigers general manager Al Avila might've been starting to feel squeezed toward the end of the Winter Meetings.
Without debate, at the top of his to-do list was adding a veteran catcher. He couldn't very well go into spring with two young catchers again, like he did last year. And even before the meetings began, catchers were flying off the board.
He was outbid by the Twins for his own son, Alex Avila, who got a $4.25 million deal. Travis d'Arnaud and Robinson Chirinos, two catchers they made calls on, were signed by the Braves and Rangers, respectively.