Al Avila

Overview

Percentiles On That year GM career Year range

Team	Role	Year	Pay $M	Rel Pay	Surp $M	Surp WAR	Dead %	Cheap $M	Draft $M	Trd $M	Int'l $M	$ / WAR	WAR	Depth	Dead WAR	HG	Trade	Net/ Trd	FA	R5	RFA	PPA	CPA	WAB	TAB	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS
Tigers	GM	2016 86–75	$197	157	-72	-22.2	7%	+28	+9	+19	+0	$4.6M	38.4	6.0	-4.4	+4.8	-1.3	-0.42	+4.8	-0.1	+0.14	3.98	0.27	-1.1	-1.0	0.534
Tigers	GM	2017 64–98	$168	129	-88	-26.0	36%	+26	-1	+29	-3	$5.4M	23.9	6.0	-7.2	-0.1	-17.9	-3.58	+7.1	+1.3	+2.02	0.34	0.08	-21.1	-13.3	0.395
Tigers	GM	2018 64–98	$113	87	-65	-19.1	33%	+12	-4	+18	-2	$5.1M	14.0	2.0	-8.0	+24.3	+0.8	+0.78	-10.4	-0.3	+0.05	0.02	0.02	-16.1	-18.5	0.395
Tigers	GM	2019 47–114	$101	78	-67	-20.4	61%	+15	+1	+14	-0	$4.9M	10.3	3.0	-10.5	+0.0	+0.3	+0.13	+3.0	-0.4	+0.01	0.02	0.02	-31.3	-20.9	0.292
Tigers	GM	2020 23–35	$92	78	-43	-5.9	87%	+31	+6	+25	-1	$7.8M	6.6	0.0	-5.1	+0.0	-0.8	-0.80	-1.9	+1.8	+0.00	0.39	0.08	+0.0	+0.0	0.397
Tigers	GM	2021 77–85	$87	69	-20	-6.0	64%	+15	+11	+8	-4	$3.3M	20.7	3.0	-5.8	+0.0	-0.2	-0.24	+3.5	+0.0	+0.01	0.06	0.04	-0.2	-9.0	0.475
Tigers	GM	2022 66–96	$132	92	-84	-22.8	56%	+15	+12	-2	+5	$6.8M	13.1	1.0	-6.2	+18.9	-0.5	-0.09	-4.5	+0.1	+0.02	0.01	0.02	-14.9	-20.2	0.407
Career total (1985+ data)			$889	98	-438	-122.3	49%	+20	+5	+16	-0	$5.1M	127.1	3.0	-6.7	+47.8	-19.7	-1.04	+1.5	+2.4	+0.03	0.96	0.09	-84.7	-82.8	0.415	–	–	–

Roster Construction

Trades

Trades made — 19 deals credited to Al Avila, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

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2019 · CHC / DET

CHC · Theo Epstein +$8.8M

Nick Castellanos

DET · Al Avila −$8.8M

Alex Lange, Paul Richan

CHC came out ahead by $8.8M

2018 · DET / OAK

DET · Al Avila +$0.8M

Nolan Blackwood, Logan Shore

OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M

Mike Fiers

DET came out ahead by $0.8M

2016 · TEX / DET

TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.8M

Bryan Holaday

DET · Al Avila −$0.8M

Bobby Wilson, Myles Jaye

TEX came out ahead by $0.8M

2016 · ATL / DET

ATL · John Hart +$2.4M

Mike Aviles, Kade Scivicque

DET · Al Avila −$2.4M

Erick Aybar

ATL came out ahead by $2.4M

2019 · ATL / DET

ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.8M

Shane Greene

DET · Al Avila −$4.8M

Joey Wentz, Travis Demeritte

ATL came out ahead by $4.8M

2016 · DET / ANA

DET · Al Avila +$4.0M

Kody Eaves

ANA · Billy Eppler −$4.0M

Jefry Marte

DET came out ahead by $4.0M

2016 · ANA / DET

ANA · Billy Eppler +$1.6M

Cameron Maybin

DET · Al Avila −$1.6M

Victor Alcántara

ANA came out ahead by $1.6M

2020 · DET / BOS

DET · Al Avila +$0.8M

Jhon Nunez

BOS · Chaim Bloom −$0.8M

Matt Hall

DET came out ahead by $0.8M

2021 · DET / MIL

DET · Al Avila +$43.2M

Reese Olson

MIL · David Stearns −$43.2M

Daniel Norris

DET came out ahead by $43.2M

2017 · DET / TBR

DET · Al Avila +$4.0M

Mikie Mahtook

TBR · Erik Neander −$4.0M

Drew Smith

DET came out ahead by $4.0M

2016 · TEX / DET

TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M

Bobby Wilson

DET · Al Avila −$1.6M

Chad Bell

TEX came out ahead by $1.6M

2021 · CIN / DET

CIN · Dick Williams +$4.8M

Nick Quintana

DET · Al Avila −$4.8M

Tucker Barnhart

CIN came out ahead by $4.8M

2020 · CHC / DET

CHC · Theo Epstein +$8.0M

Cameron Maybin

DET · Al Avila −$8.0M

Zack Short

CHC came out ahead by $8.0M

2017 · DET / CHC

DET · Al Avila +$34.4M

Jeimer Candelario, Isaac Paredes

CHC · Theo Epstein −$34.4M

Alex Avila, Justin Wilson

DET came out ahead by $34.4M

2018 · DET / CLE

DET · Al Avila +$8.0M

Willi Castro

CLE · Chris Antonetti −$8.0M

Leonys Martín, Kyle Dowdy

DET came out ahead by $8.0M

2017 · ANA / DET

ANA · Billy Eppler +$1.6M

Ian Kinsler

DET · Al Avila −$1.6M

Troy Montgomery, Wilkel Hernandez

ANA came out ahead by $1.6M

2017 · DET / ANA

DET · Al Avila +$32.0M

Grayson Long, Elvin Rodríguez

ANA · Billy Eppler −$32.0M

Justin Upton

DET came out ahead by $32.0M

2017 · ARI / DET

ARI · Mike Hazen +$28.8M

J. D. Martinez

DET · Al Avila −$28.8M

Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcántara, Jose King

ARI came out ahead by $28.8M

2017 · HOU / DET

HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$196.8M

Justin Verlander, Juan Ramirez

DET · Al Avila −$196.8M

Daz Cameron, Franklin Perez, Jake Rogers

HOU came out ahead by $196.8M

Players acquired — 111 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	RFA	PPA	CPA
Tarik Skubal	P	DET	Draft	2018	6	+19.3	+3.2	–	–	–
Riley Greene	OF	DET	Draft	2022	5	+12.6	+2.5	–	–	–
Jeimer Candelario	3B	DET	Trade	2017	6	+8.7	+1.4	+1.15	0.2%	0.06%
Niko Goodrum	2B/SS	DET	Free agency	2017	4	+6.3	+1.6	–	0.0%	0.04%
Kerry Carpenter	DH/OF	DET	Draft	2022	4	+5.6	+1.4	–	–	–
Jake Rogers	C	DET	Trade	2017	4	+5.3	+1.3	+2.32	–	–
Casey Mize	P	DET	Draft	2018	5	+5.0	+1.0	–	–	–
Jordan Zimmermann	P	DET	Trade	2016	5	+5.0	+1.0	–	5.7%	0.39%
Jonathan Schoop	2B	DET	Free agency	2019	3	+4.7	+1.6	–	1.6%	0.35%
Eduardo Rodríguez	P	DET	Free agency	2021	2	+3.7	+1.9	–	0.0%	0.01%
Javier Báez	SS	DET	Free agency	2021	4	+3.5	+0.9	–	0.0%	0.03%
Spencer Torkelson	1B	DET	Draft	2022	4	+2.9	+0.7	–	–	–
Matt Manning	P	DET	Draft	2016	4	+2.7	+0.7	–	–	–
Jason Foley	P	DET	Intl FA	2016	3	+2.6	+0.9	–	–	–
Robbie Grossman	OF	DET	Free agency	2021	1	+2.6	+2.6	–	0.2%	0.10%
Justin Wilson	P	DET	Trade	2016	2	+2.1	+1.0	-1.39	4.4%	0.31%
Willi Castro	2B/OF	DET	Trade	2018	3	+2.0	+0.7	+0.00	–	–
Akil Baddoo	OF	DET	Rule 5	2020	3	+1.9	+0.6	–	–	–
Justin Upton	OF	DET	Free agency	2016	2	+1.7	+0.8	–	6.7%	0.45%
José Cisnero	P	DET	Free agency	2018	5	+1.6	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.00%
Víctor Reyes	OF	DET	Rule 5	2017	3	+1.4	+0.5	–	–	–
Leonys Martín	OF	DET	Trade	2018	1	+1.3	+1.3	–	0.0%	0.03%
Mike Fiers	P	DET	Trade	2018	1	+1.3	+1.3	–	0.0%	0.03%
Eric Haase	C	DET	Trade	2021	2	+1.1	+0.5	–	0.1%	0.04%
Jordy Mercer	SS	DET	Free agency	2018	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	0.0%	0.02%
Matt Boyd	P	DET	Free agency	2022	6	+0.9	+0.2	–	4.3%	0.30%
Andrew Chafin	P	DET	Free agency	2022	2	+0.9	+0.5	–	0.0%	0.02%
Alex Lange	P	DET	Trade	2019	4	+0.9	+0.2	+0.01	–	–
Mikie Mahtook	OF	DET	Trade	2017	1	+0.7	+0.7	-0.48	0.4%	0.10%
Wily Peralta	P	DET	Free agency	2021	2	+0.7	+0.4	–	0.0%	0.03%
Beau Brieske	P	DET	Draft	2022	3	+0.6	+0.2	–	–	–
Mike Pelfrey	P	DET	Trade	2016	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	2.3%	0.16%
Dustin Garneau	C	DET	Free agency	2020	2	+0.5	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.02%
Matt Moore	P	DET	Free agency	2018	1	+0.5	+0.5	–	0.0%	0.01%
C. J. Cron	1B	DET	Free agency	2019	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.5%	0.11%
Miguel Díaz	P	DET	Free agency	2022	2	+0.4	+0.2	–	0.0%	0.00%
Alex Faedo	P	DET	Draft	2022	2	+0.4	+0.2	–	–	–
Francisco Liriano	P	DET	Free agency	2018	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.0%	0.01%
Alex Presley	OF	DET	Free agency	2016	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.1%	0.03%
Daniel Stumpf	P	DET	Trade	2017	2	+0.4	+0.2	–	0.0%	0.01%
Sawyer Gipson-Long	P	DET	Trade	2022	1	+0.3	+0.3	+0.02	–	–
Derek Holland	P	DET	Free agency	2021	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.01%
Nick Ramirez	P	DET	Trade	2019	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	–	–
José Ureña	P	DET	Free agency	2020	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.01%
Tucker Barnhart	C	DET	Trade	2022	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.00%
Drew Hutchison	P	DET	Free agency	2021	2	+0.2	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Pete Kozma	SS	DET	Free agency	2018	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.0%	0.01%
Erick Aybar	SS	DET	Trade	2016	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.7%	0.05%
David McKay	P	DET	Trade	2019	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.0%	0.01%
Luis Castillo	P	DET	Draft	2022	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Louis Coleman	P	DET	Free agency	2018	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Miguel Del Pozo	P	DET	Free agency	2021	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Kyle Funkhouser	P	DET	Draft	2016	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Ian Krol	P	DET	Free agency	2020	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Dustin Molleken	P	DET	Trade	2016	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Efren Navarro	1B/OF	DET	Free agency	2017	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.01%
John Schreiber	P	DET	Draft	2016	2	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Jim Adduci	1B/OF	DET	Free agency	2016	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.01%
Jorge Bonifacio	OF	DET	Free agency	2019	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
William Cuevas	P	DET	Free agency	2016	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Matt den Dekker	OF	DET	Free agency	2017	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Arcenio León	P	DET	Trade	2017	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Erasmo Ramírez	P	DET	Free agency	2021	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Julio Teherán	P	DET	Free agency	2021	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Carlos Torres	P	DET	Free agency	2019	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Joey Wentz	P	DET	Draft	2022	1	-0.0	-0.0	–	–	–
Francisco Rodríguez	P	DET	Trade	2016	1	-0.0	-0.0	–	2.8%	0.19%
Logan Kensing	P	DET	Trade	2016	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.00%
Zach McAllister	P	DET	Trade	2018	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Josh Smoker	P	DET	Trade	2018	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Trevor Rosenthal	P	DET	Trade	2019	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Carson Fulmer	P	DET	Trade	2020	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Brandon Dixon	1B/OF	DET	Trade	2019	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.01%
Sergio Alcántara	2B/3B/SS	DET	Trade	2017	–	-0.1	–	+2.14	–	–
Drew Carlton	P	DET	Draft	2017	1	-0.1	-0.1	–	–	–
Brendon Davis	3B/OF	DET	Draft	2022	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Ángel De Jesús	P	DET	Draft	2022	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Josh Lester	1B/DH	DET	Draft	2022	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Bobby Parnell	P	DET	Free agency	2016	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Tyson Ross	P	DET	Free agency	2018	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Kody Clemens	1B	DET	Draft	2022	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Nomar Mazara	OF	DET	Free agency	2021	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Casey McGehee	3B	DET	Free agency	2016	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Austin Meadows	DH/OF	DET	Trade	2022	–	-0.2	–	+0.04	–	–
Iván Nova	P	DET	Free agency	2020	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Renato Núñez	3B/DH	DET	Free agency	2021	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Jacob Robson	OF	DET	Draft	2016	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Chad Bell	P	DET	Trade	2016	1	-0.3	-0.3	+0.11	–	–
Reed Garrett	P	DET	Rule 5	2018	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Myles Jaye	P	DET	Trade	2016	–	-0.3	–	+0.15	–	–
Edward Mujica	P	DET	Free agency	2017	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Isaac Paredes	3B	DET	Trade	2017	–	-0.3	–	+1.15	–	–
Ronny Rodríguez	2B/SS	DET	Trade	2018	1	-0.3	-0.3	–	–	–
Victor Alcántara	P	DET	Trade	2016	1	-0.4	-0.4	+0.15	–	–
Daz Cameron	OF	DET	Trade	2017	–	-0.4	–	+2.32	–	–
Rony García	P	DET	Rule 5	2019	1	-0.4	-0.4	–	–	–
Michael Pineda	P	DET	Free agency	2022	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Austin Romine	C	DET	Free agency	2019	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Justyn-Henry Malloy	DH/OF	DET	Trade	2022	–	-0.5	–	+0.04	–	–
Bobby Wilson	C	DET	Free agency	2018	–	-0.5	–	–	–	–
John Hicks	C/1B	DET	Trade	2016	3	-0.5	-0.2	–	0.2%	0.01%
Gordon Beckham	2B	DET	Free agency	2019	–	-0.6	–	–	–	–
Bryan Garcia	P	DET	Draft	2016	1	-0.6	-0.6	–	–	–
Garrett Hill	P	DET	Draft	2022	–	-0.7	–	–	–	–
Dawel Lugo	2B/3B	DET	Trade	2017	–	-0.7	–	+2.14	–	–
Ryan Carpenter	P	DET	Trade	2018	–	-0.9	–	–	–	–
Travis Demeritte	OF	DET	Trade	2019	–	-0.9	–	+0.01	–	–
Josh Harrison	2B/3B	DET	Free agency	2019	–	-0.9	–	–	–	–
Ryan Kreidler	3B/SS	DET	Draft	2022	1	-0.9	-0.9	–	–	–
Elvin Rodríguez	P	DET	Draft	2022	–	-1.0	–	–	–	–
Zack Short	SS	DET	Trade	2020	–	-1.1	–	+0.00	–	–

Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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