How August Trades Work
2017/08/how-august-trades-work-3.htmlEllis, Carlos Ruiz, Jeff Francoeur, Mike Aviles and Erick Aybar.
Minor MLB Transactions: 5/20/17
2017/05/minor-mlb-transactions-52017.htmlThe Marlins outrighted Mike Aviles to Triple-A yesterday, as per a team announcement.
Marlins Designate Mike Aviles, Shake Up Pitching Staff
2017/05/marlins-designate-mike-aviles.htmlThe Marlins have announced a host of roster moves, with the club designating infielder Mike Aviles for assignment to open a 40-man and active roster spot.
Minor MLB Transactions: 5/15/17
2017/05/minor-mlb-transactions-51517.htmlPerez, 26, lost his roster spot recently to make room for the addition of veteran Mike Aviles.
Marlins Select Mike Aviles, Designate Yefri Perez
2017/05/marlins-select-mike-aviles-designate-yefri-perez.htmlThe team has selected the contract of veteran Mike Aviles, optioning catcher Tomas Telis to create a spot on the active roster while designating infielder Yefri Perez to create 40-man space.
Marlins To Sign Mike Aviles To Minors Contract
2017/05/marlins-to-sign-mike-aviles-to-minors-contract.htmlThe Marlins have agreed to sign veteran infielder Mike Aviles to a minor league deal, Tim Healey of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Central Notes: Tigers, Royals, Peralta, Brewers
2016/10/central-notes-tigers-royals-peralta-brewers.htmlAs Fenech explores, about $56MM of the Tigers' 2016 payroll was dedicated to free agent signings Justin Upton, Jordan Zimmermann, Mike Pelfrey, Mark Lowe and Mike Aviles.
5 Key Stories: 8/14/16 – 8/20/16
2016/08/5-key-stories-81416-82016.htmlSwanson replaces Erick Aybar, who the Braves shipped to Detroit for Mike Aviles and a prospect.
Joakim Soria, Eric O’Flaherty Clear Revocable Trade Waivers
2016/08/joakim-soria-clears-waivers-eric-oflaherty.htmlThe Braves were able to find a taker for Erick Aybar, so perhaps there's hope that he could be moved, but even Aybar had a solid three or four weeks of production under his belt prior to being flipped (in a trade that saw the Braves take some salary back in the form of Mike Aviles).
Braves Designate Mike Aviles For Assignment
2016/08/braves-designate-mike-aviles-for-assignment.htmlThe Braves have designated infielder Mike Aviles for assignment, MLB.com's Mark Bowman tweets.
Players That Have Cleared Revocable Waivers
2016/08/mlb-players-cleared-waivers-august.htmlThe first three two and a half weeks of August yielded only a few minor trades, featuring pickups by the Mariners (Arquimedes Caminero and Pat Venditte), a swap of veteran infielders (Erick Aybar and Mike Aviles) and the Marlins adding some left-handed depth to their 'pen (Hunter Cervenka).
Braves Release Omar Infante
2016/08/braves-release-omar-infante.htmlAtlanta went on to trade Erick Aybar, getting Mike Aviles and a prospect in return, and promoted top prospect Dansby Swanson.
Tigers Acquire Erick Aybar
2016/08/tigers-acquire-erick-aybar.htmlHeaded in return to Atlanta are infielder Mike Aviles and catcher Kade Scivicque.
Nick Castellanos Fractures Left Hand
2016/08/nick-castellanos-fractures-left-hand.htmlThat would leave the Tigers with Mike Aviles and Andrew Romine as fill-in options on their 25-man roster, and they also have longtime major leaguer Casey McGehee in Triple-A Toledo, as their depth chart shows.
Rays Sign David Carpenter To Minor League Deal
2016/03/rays-sign-david-carpenter.htmlToronto traded him to the Red Sox along with manager John Farrell in exchange for Mike Aviles a few months later, and he eventually made his way to the Braves via waiver claim, where he finally broke out as a quality reliever.
Offseason In Review: Detroit Tigers
2016/03/offseason-in-review-detroit-tigers-7.htmlMike Aviles, 2B/3B/SS: One year, $2MM…
Offseason In Review: Cleveland Indians
2016/03/offseason-in-review-cleveland-indians-8.htmlChris Johnson (released), Mike Aviles (option declined), Ryan Raburn (option declined), Jerry Sands, Nick Hagadone, Gavin Floyd…
MLBTR Mailbag: Kimbrel, Desmond, Machado, Royals, Braves
2016/02/mlbtr-mailbag-kimbrel-desmond-machado-royals-braves.htmlDo they really think Andrew Romine and Mike Aviles are better options than Ian Desmond? If so, I would have to totally disagree.
Tigers To Sign Casey McGehee
2016/02/tigers-to-sign-casey-mcgehee.htmlOffseason acquisition Mike Aviles has the inside track on the utility infield job due to his ability to play all around the diamond, while Andrew Romine and Tommy Field are also in the mix for playing time.
Tigers Sign Justin Upton
2016/01/tigers-sign-justin-upton.htmlAdded to the signings of Zimmermann (five years, $110MM), Mike Pelfrey (two years, $16MM), Mark Lowe (two years, $11MM), Mike Aviles (one year, $2MM) and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (one year, $507.5K), that makes a total of $270.26MM spent on free agents alone, to say nothing of the guaranteed payroll added in trades to acquire Francisco Rodriguez ($9.5MM), Justin Wilson ($1.525MM) and Maybin ($5.5MM).
Players Avoiding Arbitration: Thursday
2016/01/players-avoiding-arbitration-van-slyke-jennings.htmlRomine, who can earn more via playing time incentives (per MLB.com's Jason Beck, on Twitter), will split utility infield duties with free-agent pickup Mike Aviles this season.
Nationals To Sign Stephen Drew
2015/12/nationals-to-sign-stephen-drew.htmlEarlier this winter, for example, Cliff Pennington got $3.75MM over two years from the Angels earlier this winter and Mike Aviles landed $2MM in a one-year pact with the Tigers.
Central Notes: Phillips, Reds, Pirates
2015/12/reds-nationals-brandon-phillips-trade.htmlOn Saturday, the Tigers signed Mike Aviles to a one-year deal reportedly worth $2MM plus incentives.
Pirates Acquire Kyle Lobstein
2015/12/kyle-lobstein-trade-pirates-tigers.htmlThe Pirates announced that they have acquired left-hander Kyle Lobstein from the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations.The Tigers had designated the 26-year-old for assignment last Friday in order to clear a spot on the roster for newly signed utility man Mike Aviles.