HOUR 1: Do Tigers Need To Make A Move Before Opening Day?
The Valenti Show
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4.3 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Rico and Jim spend hour 1 of the show contemplating whether the Tigers are in need of an offensive upgrade and who it could possibly be. They throw out various names who they think would be a good fit and take your calls to gauge the callers' opinions on it. Then, Kenny takes over to do an NHL blitz to round out the hour.
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| 0:00.0 | It's a beautiful day to look ahead to baseball. |
| 0:04.0 | You thought we're going to do football again. |
| 0:06.0 | We will later in the show. |
| 0:08.0 | Pictures and Catchers report for the Tigers. |
| 0:10.0 | Today is Valentine's Day, and I would like to propose a situation ship, a |
| 0:17.0 | friends with benefit situation for the Tigers. |
| 0:20.0 | You have not one but two Premier Free Agents still unsigned as pictures and |
| 0:25.1 | catchers report. They are unsigned. They are not getting favorable terms from |
| 0:31.0 | the market. So what I propose that the Tigers inquire about |
| 0:35.9 | at least one of these guys and try to get a one-year deal. A friends with |
| 0:41.2 | benefits, situationalhip, this isn't put a ring on it, long-term |
| 0:45.0 | Hobby Baez Miguel Cabrera stuff. This is a one-year deal where the Tigers |
| 0:49.9 | pick up the phone and say we will over pay for one season. I'm talking about |
| 0:55.1 | Matt Chapman and Cody Bellinger. The Tiger Payroll is $10 million less than a |
| 1:01.6 | year ago. This is a team that has aspirations of |
| 1:04.4 | winning a division, but the payroll is down from a year ago. So what does it hurt |
| 1:10.4 | to go to Matt Chapman who's a four-time gold glove third baseman and say you haven't gotten the deal that you want long term |
| 1:17.0 | Let's use each other you come here and hit home runs and play gold Glove third base you make a name for |
| 1:23.9 | yourself you cash in next year in the marketplace we get someone who provides a |
| 1:28.2 | major league caliber third base gold glove at the hot corner third. He's hit 27 homers in two of the last three seasons. |
| 1:36.0 | He had a finger issue last year, wasn't as best year at the plate. Fine, you're not getting the offers you want. |
| 1:40.0 | We want to win a division. We don't have a third baseman. |
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