While the Detroit Tigers do not offer the same Red Sox Alumni cast as the Oakland A's would have, there
are some former
Carmine Hose to deal with in the upcoming ALCS. DH
Victor Martinez spent an
extremely productive year-and-a-half in Boston, hitting .313 with 28 HRs and 120 RBIs in just 183 games.
Jose Iglesias (
The FenwayNation 2013 Rookie Of The Year) spent pieces of three seasons with the Red Sox, but
really shined in 2013—hitting .330 in 63 games for Boston. And
Anibal Sanchez—Detroit's Game One ALCS starter—was a prized Boston pitching prospect when he was shipped to the Marlins along with
Hanley Ramirez for
Mike Lowell and
Josh Beckett. Ironically, Beckett (on the DL) and Ramirez could end up facing the Red Sox in the World Series. So, while the
quantity of ex-Red Sox may be down a little on the roster of our ALCS foes, the quality is certainly there.
