Red Sox hope not to follow same path as Tigers
The Tigers team that the Red Sox will play over the next four games represents an organization caught amidst a transition. Detroit resides in an awkward in-between time of perennial World Series ambitions now confronted with a period of uncertainty about whether to cling to life as a fringe contender or rebuild.
For the Red Sox, the primary significance of the four-game visit to Detroit lies in the opportunity to build upon their two season-opening victories. Yet beyond that immediate perspective, the Red Sox can also look at the current Tigers as a fascinating case study in the potential consequences of a full-speed-ahead commitment to a multi-year title window, an effort that was overseen by current Boston president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.
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