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Detroit Tigers and the Dombrowski Closer Legacy

The 2015 Detroit Tigers season can be considered a fluke. On paper in spring training, the Tigers had all of the pieces necessary to be a playoff-contending team. They had the best hitter on the planet, one of the toughest closers, a remarkable designated hitter, a shortstop that could fly, and unstoppable corner outfielders. But, the season proved that numbers on paper can be meaningless. If it were not for the injuries that created a rotating door of pitchers, left fielders, first basemen, and shortstops, the season would most likely have been quite different.

Jul 26, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Detroit Tigers President, CEO and General Manager Dave Dombrowski works in the dugout before their game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Detroit Tigers President, CEO and General Manager Dave Dombrowski works in the dugout before their game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.