RT @JonHeymanCBS: Chisox sign Alex Avila. 1 year, $2.5M, team announces.w

This is good right?

For $2.5 million it's worth a shot. Maybe a change of scenery will do him some good.

Not the upgrade at catcher I was hoping for, essentially he's another Tyler Flowers.

Gross, but at $2.5M, no biggie.

 

Just hate that this likely takes them out of bigger acquisition at C.

I was hoping the Sox would sign Avila, nicely done Sox FO.

Just have him face righties with Flowers facing lefties/Sale personal catcher.

Interesting, as his father just took over the GM duties with the Tigers.

Career 110 OPS+ vs RHP

Career 110 OPS+ vs RHP

 

Crazy thing is he's only 28...would have thought he was 35

Just have him face righties with Flowers facing lefties/Sale personal catcher.

 

I co-sign this idea. Hopefully the Sox see it the same way

Is he better that Soto?

Not the upgrade at catcher I was hoping for, essentially he's another Tyler Flowers.

That's what he is. Fine for a placeholder as we launch for 2017.

 

He probably can play more than Soto; and he played first, so there's a backup should they be able to move Laroche along.

Edited November 25, 201510 yr by GreenSox

“Alex gives us a veteran presence behind the plate who provides solid defense and a productive left-handed bat." -- Sox VP/GM Rick Hahn

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/669551815348875264

Even when he was terrible last year at the plate, he got on at a .340 clip. So there's that.

I can dig it.

Even when he was terrible last year at the plate, he got on at a .340 clip. So there's that.

 

Hey was injured most of last year

 

Awesome signing for that price.

Will he be the starter or the backup?

 

Flowers will catch Sale no matter what, but I wonder what Avila's role will be.

 

For less than $3 million, I like this signing.

Will he be the starter or the backup?

 

Flowers will catch Sale no matter what, but I wonder what Avila's role will be.

 

For less than $3 million, I like this signing.

 

Platooning with flowers

Can't wait for Hawk every game to talk about how beat up Avila gets behind the plate.

Great call Dick Allen. I, like fathom, was surprised he was only 28. Hopefully he has a one year show it year like A.J. In 05.

Good signing for that price and that he is a LH bat so we don't have to see Flowers 5 days a week.

Platooning with flowers

Gotcha.

 

I think this could actually be a solid platoon. It seems like Flowers is much better at hitting left handed pitching.

Can't wait for Hawk every game to talk about how beat up Avila gets behind the plate.

This was the most obvious signing of the offseason.

 

With Hawk and Stone always talking about him, you knew he was a future White Sox at some point. If he had continued to play like he played 4 years ago, it would have been when he was 34 or 35, but there is still some upside here.