Detroit Tigers: Every player from the 2014 starting rotation has a ring

The Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series last night, and now every member of the 2014 Detroit Tigers starting rotation has a World Series ring.

2014 was the last year in which the Detroit Tigers made the postseason, and despite the disappointing end to the season where they were swept in three games by the Baltimore Orioles in the Division Series, Detroit fielded perhaps one of the best starting rotations baseball has seen in recent years.

With the Washington Nationals winning the World Series last night, every pitcher from that esteemed 2014 starting rotation has gone on to win a world series with a different team than Detroit. Here are those pitchers and how they went on to win it all.

1. Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander was the first of these pitchers to claim a world series victory. He was traded away to Houston in 2017, where he would go on to win his first-ever ring the very same year. He stood a chance to win another ring this past season but lost both of his starts in the World Series. Interestingly enough, despite being one of the best pitchers of this era, Verlander has never won a World Series start.

2. Rick Porcello and David Price

Rick Porcello and David Price split up for a few years after their tenure in Detroit, with Price going to Toronto and Porcello going to Boston. They reunited in 2018, however, and went on to have one of the best seasons in baseball history with the Red Sox. They, along with a dominant offense and bullpen, went on to win it all with dominant postseason performances, besting even Verlander’s Astros.

3. Max Scherzer and Anibal Sanchez

The Nationals won it all last night, and in no small part due to these two pitchers. Max Scherzer has gone on to become one of the league’s elite pitchers and Anibal Sanchez didn’t look too shabby himself in the 2019 postseason, almost throwing a no-hitter in one appearance. Both of these players played a big role in turning the season around for Washington after an awful start to the year, as well as carrying them through the playoffs.

While it is upsetting that Detroit was never able to get it together when they had all this talent, one thing is certain, no one can say that the Tigers didn’t produce some top talent. Hopefully, their ability to develop pitchers will come in handy during the coming years.