(Photo: Paul Battaglia, Associated Press)
Detroit — To form hard and fast conclusions from a 15-game sample size in a 162-game season is, at the least, impetuous. It may even be foolhardy.
Especially with the Tigers. They’ve played in awful weather conditions, particularly the last two weeks. The schedule has been choppy with scheduled and weather-forced off-days. They’ve played nine of their first 15 on the road.
What you see now may not be anything like what you see in a month or two — good or bad.
But, there’s still value in red-lining certain early trends for the purpose of enhancing or exterminating them.