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The Valenti Show

HOUR 2: Who Should Win The Skubal/Tigers Arbitration Hearing + Panarin Traded To The Kings

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Rico discussed who they want to win the Skubal/Tigers arbitration hearing to open the second hour, before reacting in live time to the news of former Rangers LW Artemi Panarin being traded to the Kings.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Our number two, good to have you. We're going to get into the scoobble stuff. It is Arbitration Day. They are meeting at some point today. And beyond some of the hilarity, like I would pay like this were a pay-per-view boxing match just to see Scott Harris and his team walk in with their presentation and flowcharts on all the reasons

0:22.2

the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner isn't worth $32 million a year.

0:26.6

Or better, to be more accurate, isn't worth $25.5 million.

0:31.1

Like that is the type of comedy you just don't get anymore.

0:34.7

Now, they may win for reasons that have nothing to do with Scoobel's

0:39.5

worth. This may be not wanting to rock the financial boat, not wanting to alter status quo.

0:47.4

You are dealing with three lawyers that are the arbiters that are not baseball fans. They do not

0:53.7

put you in front of Bob Yucer and his broadcast partner, Monty, with his

0:58.3

paper bag.

0:59.1

You're in front of three lawyers that are arbiters that are likely not baseball fans.

1:04.1

You just have to make it make sense.

1:06.2

Yeah.

1:06.6

And therefore, look, that could help the Tigers.

1:09.6

I don't know.

1:10.8

I think for us to sit here and go, who's right?

1:13.5

The tigers are scuba.

1:14.8

It's scoble.

1:15.6

But we don't make that decision.

1:17.5

So I want to move beyond just the funny part of like, actually he's overrated.

1:23.2

Like I would just need to see that.

1:25.8

Well, I could just see now, Boris.

1:27.5

Okay, guys, I know you don't know baseball, but let me put it like this.

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