Front Office Notes: Tigers, Epstein, Red Sox, Padres

Here are some notes from front offices around MLB, as the Angels continue interviewing candidates for their GM job...

Tigers assistant GM Al Avila told MLB.com's Jason Beck that he's happy to stay in Detroit, where the Tigers have a good thing going under president and GM Dave Dombrowski. The Tigers denied the Orioles and Angels permission to interview Avila this offseason and have made similar denials in the past. For more on Avila’s