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For a team that has so much talent on paper, talent for which it has paid a pretty penny, one would think that the Detroit Tigers would have received a better return on investment than they have. Despite looking like an American League Central Division powerhouse in recent years, getting as far as the World Series in 2012 and also reaching the Fall Classic as an AL Wild Card team in 2006, the Tigers have not been able to consistently go deep into the playoffs. Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann (34) talks with pitcher Justin Verlander (35) against the Chicago White Sox in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Detroit Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) To add insult to injury, Detroit has also not won a World Series since 1984. And in spite of all that, former GM Dave Dombrowski handed big contract after big contract to players on the roster or in free agency that, despite making sense at the time, are just liabilities and money pits waiting to happen....