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The Valenti Show

Reacting To Former Pro Charles Bediako Joining Alabama Basketball

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Valenti and Rico have a discussion about the news that former G-League player Charles Bediako is returning to CBB to play for Alabama.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Real quick, I know it's 4 o'clock, just to add a note.

0:03.4

And I know the people around the state, we don't carry Jeremy's updates.

0:06.5

Look, the Nick Martinez thing, there's a reason it fits what the Tigers do.

0:12.6

It's simple.

0:13.7

He's a swing man.

0:15.7

And look, I can tell you offhand, because I watch a ton of baseball.

0:21.3

I know his strikeout rate has gone down each of the last three years.

0:25.4

From like 25% to 22%, to 18%.

0:29.5

I don't like that.

0:31.1

But the Tigers value, I'll use their word, optionality.

0:35.9

This is a guy that could start the season in the rotation,

0:38.9

and then as the year goes along,

0:41.4

and let's say Jackson Job comes back,

0:43.3

or let's say you open up a need to have someone go to the pen,

0:49.0

and they start doing their opener thing.

0:51.2

Nick Martinez has done that stuff.

0:54.1

Look, again, I'm not going to sit here and tell you like I'm super stoked about it.

0:57.9

But I think it's important for people to understand, well, why would they say Martinez is a fit?

1:02.7

Let's provide the context so people can make their own judgment.

1:05.3

That's all. I'll shut up now.

1:08.5

It's money ball, though, man. That's what this is. That's what this is.

1:13.0

Looks like, seems like, feels like. And it's, it's not, it's just not for me. But hey, whatever, man.

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