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The Valenti Show

HOUR 4: Final Thoughts, Calls On Lions' Expectations

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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0:00.0

Oh, you hate to see it. You mean to tell me the world didn't end when we didn't get Soto?

0:04.8

Weird.

0:06.2

By the way, Rico, this is what I mean. I mean, the Cubs went and got Kyle Tucker. They didn't want to be in the Bellinger business anymore.

0:13.0

Right.

0:13.4

He had broken ribs last year. No, he'll never be a league MVP again like he was in his second year. But like, you bring that type of left-handed bat.

0:22.2

I know the Tigers need a right-handed bat.

0:25.9

The point is, trades happen, teams are willing to dump payroll.

0:27.2

Are you willing to take it?

0:30.8

Bellinger in that stadium is like an automatic 30 home runs.

0:32.2

That's a four-war player.

0:35.8

And the Yankees got him plus cash for a stiff.

0:41.4

So it's freed, Bellinger, and Devin Williams, all for 50 million. Juan Soto makes 51. So look, look, yeah. I mean, but again, will we talk about

0:49.4

the Tigers? Value. You know, we talked Tigers earlier in the show. It was just the idea of, look, I mean,

0:57.0

is Flaherty maybe a guy that they could circle back to? ESPN says tigers could be in it for him.

1:04.1

I'm not seeing them listed for Bregman anymore, but it's just, I don't even know if the Yankees

1:09.3

are done, by the way. You may very well see Christian Walker or Pete Alonzo in pinstripes.

1:14.3

So while the Yankees are doing all that stuff, you know, yeah, that's why fans here are left going.

1:20.7

Look, we don't need to spend $60 million or $60.

1:23.7

Could we spend anything on a bat we care about?

1:27.9

And so far the answer's been no.

1:29.4

We'll see.

1:30.0

They've got to make a trade, though, because it doesn't look like free agency is going to be for them.

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