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Four years after trade, Boyd and Norris have swapped places on Tigers' totem pole

Tigers' 2019 preview with Chris McCosky, Bob Wojnowski and Tony Paul The Detroit News

Lakeland, Fla. – This may have not been the scenario the Tigers envisioned back in 2015 when they traded David Price to Toronto for two left-handed pitching prospects – Daniel Norris and Matthew Boyd, in that order.

Norris was the more highly-touted prospect at that time.

Flash ahead to Sunday, the final Grapefruit League game of the spring at Publix Field. Norris got the start on the main field, but that’s because Boyd, who has already built his pitch count beyond 90 pitches and is secure as the No.