It has been a stunning start to the year for Alex Avila, who has seemingly come out of nowhere to emerge as a usable catcher in all formats. Yes, he had 12 HR in329 AB in ’09 at Double-A, but did anyone see this type of production coming:
143 At Bats
.280 Batting Average (39 Hits)
8 Home Runs
29 RBI
17 Runs
2 Stolen Bases
.350 On Base Percentage
.531 Slugging Percentage
.337 Batting Average on Balls in Play
It is an extremely impressive line and places him among the leaders in catchers in all major categories: Second in HR (Russell Martin has 9); Tied for the lead RBI (with Brian McCann); Fifth in Average (Yadier Molina is hitting .311).
The real question is if he can maintain this production? Read more