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Detroit Pistons need to learn from Detroit Tigers’ past mistakes

By Aaron Ferguson

DETROIT, MI - JULY 28: (L-R) The Detroit Lions mascot Roary, Detroit Tigers mascot Paws and Detroit Pistons mascot Hooper stand together on the field during the National Anthem prior to the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros at Comerica Park on July 28, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The Astros defeated the Tigers 6-5. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - JULY 28: (L-R) The Detroit Lions mascot Roary, Detroit Tigers mascot Paws and Detroit Pistons mascot Hooper stand together on the field during the National Anthem prior to the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros at Comerica Park on July 28, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The Astros defeated the Tigers 6-5. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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Detroit Tigers Dave Dombrowski (right) made many moves from 2002-15. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

Defining a legacy

Dave Dombrowski is not well-liked in Detroit because of the trades he made after the 2014 season. The Tigers didn’t draft particularly well and now the cupboard is bare with little fruit to show for itself.

What transpired after 2014, which led to Dave Dombrowski being fired on Aug. 4, 2015, was a series of trades in a six-day stretch that has Detroit fans wondering what could have been.

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After acquiring left-handed starter Robbie Ray from the Washington Nationals, the Tigers flipped him on Dec. 5, 2014 to Arizona in the deal that landed Shane Greene. In the same deal, Didi Gregorius went to the Yankees.

Six days later the Tigers traded Rick Porcello to the Red Sox for Yoenis Cespedes and Justin Wilson. They also acquired Alfredo Simon from the Reds in exchange for current Reds star Eugenio Suarez.

In Dombrowski’s defense, that summer fared much better when he acquired Matthew Boyd and Daniel Norris, current Tigers starters, in a deal that sent Price to Toronto. He also landed Michael Fulmer while sending Cespedes to the Yankees.

Though the deals look fine on paper, the Suarez-for-Simon trade is one that sticks out as a swing-and-miss. That seems to be the game-changer and not the countless moves made to improve the Tigers in contention years.

Needless to say, Detroit sports fans remember the good times but also don’t forget the bad ones, and there’s plenty more over the last four years from the Tigers.

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