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Originally Posted by Hrycaj
That's a wrap Al.
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A year too late in my opinion. The writing was on the wall going into the off-season last year and leading up to this season. The owners are ready to compete so they let Avila raise the opening day payroll to $135M ($55M more than 2021). All he has to show for it is another crappy contract (Baez) to go along with all the other garbage deals he has made:
It's not all negatives though, Avila made some quality draft picks in the early rounds. The Detroit farm system would be loaded if his front office could draft anyone decent after round 3.
I hope the Ilitch family takes their time with replacing him and sets forth a good roadmap for where the say the team in the future.