Avila is not in the lineup against the Giants on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Avila retreats to the bench after going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts during Tuesday's outing. In his place, John Ryan Murphy will set up behind the plate and bat eighth. Avila has only started five games thus far and will need to pick up his .095 batting average in order to see more time on the field.

Avila went 0-for-3 with a walk and a pair of strikeouts in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Avila also had a costly defensive miscue in the bottom of the eighth inning, when he made a poor throw to second base that Ketel Marte failed to corral, resulting in Andrew McCutchen scoring the go-ahead run for the Giants. The error was only Avila's first of the season, but he can't afford to make those kind of untimely mistakes while he continues to languish offensively. Avila has recorded just two hits in 21 at-bats this season and is already ceding regular starts to backup catchers Jeff Mathis and John Ryan Murphy.

Avila is not in Monday's lineup against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Through ten games, Avila has started just four. Jeff Mathis, who starts Monday, has started the same amount, with John Ryan Murphy picking up a pair of starts. Out of the trio, Avila has easily the best bat and is the one to own, but he doesn't appear to be a true starting catcher. He's currently on pace to make just 65 starts, which wouldn't make him usable in most formats.

Avila is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Avila will get the day off after going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts during Thursday's series opener against the Redbirds. Jeff Mathis picks up a start behind the plate in his place, while batting eighth in the order.

Avila is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Jeff Mathis starts behind the plate in place of Avila. So far the Diamondbacks have rotated through their catchers, going from Avila, to John Ryan Murphy, to Mathis in each series. Avila was expected to be the one who earned the majority of the playing time, but there hasn't been any evidence so far this season that he'll get anything more than a third of the available starts.

Avila is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Avila played the entirety of Arizona's 15-inning game Monday night, so the 31-year-old backstop will head to the bench Tuesday. John Ryan Murphy will start behind the dish with Avila out. Over three games this season, Avila has gone 1-for-10 (.100) and drawn three walks.

Avila is out of the lineup for the second straight day Saturday against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Jeff Mathis will start at catcher in Avila's place. The Diamondbacks will have given a start to all three of their catchers in the first three games of the season. It seems clear that Avila will play less than a typical starting catcher, as the Diamondbacks want to give Mathis and John Ryan Murphy their share of at-bats. Avila has a strong bat for a catcher (108 career wRC+) but his fantasy value will take a hit if he's only in the starting lineup about half the time.

Avila is out of Friday's lineup against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

He went 1-for-5 with a strikeout and a RBI on Opening Day. John Ryan Murphy starts behind the dish and hits eighth in his place. Avila will serve as the primary catcher, but he may see slightly less playing time than the typical No. 1 catcher.

Avila has recorded one hit -- a solo home run -- across 20 at-bats through eight appearances in spring training.

EDGE Analysis

According to Owen Perkins of MLB.com, manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Avila's timing remains off, but neither the skipper nor the backstop seem concerned about the slump carrying over to the regular season. While a strong finish to the spring would give Avila owners more confidence heading into Opening Day, the 31-year-old is locked in as the Diamondbacks' primary catcher regardless of how he performs the rest of camp after inking a two-year, $8.25 million deal in January.

Avila agreed to a deal with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, Jon Heyman of FanRagSports.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

While the specific details regarding the length and value of Avila's deal have yet to be revealed, it appears the 31-year-old is headed to Arizona. Avila had a solid season in 2017, as he slashed .264/.387/.447 with 14 home runs over 112 games. Although the Diamondbacks already have Jeff Mathis and Chris Herrmann as options behind the dish, neither had as good of a season as Avila in terms of offensive production. Avila has played in more than 124 games just once in his career (141 games in 2011), so he'll likely share time with Herrmann or Mathis over the course of the upcoming season. However, a solid showing during spring training could cement his status as Arizona's primary option.