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The Valenti Show

Should The Tigers Call Up Kevin McGonigle?

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The guys debate whether the Tigers should consider calling up top Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle in September.

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0:00.0

All right, let's get to the people.

0:02.7

I have asked a question.

0:04.2

This is not a demand.

0:05.5

This isn't yelling and screaming.

0:07.0

I just, hey, I'll take a win anyway.

0:08.9

I can get it.

0:11.1

This offense could use a jolt,

0:12.5

and the shortstop position post-May is an abyss.

0:19.2

If McGonigle's doing what he's doing in two weeks and the shortstop position is still

0:23.6

out there as Bernie Lomax, would you bring the kid up and give him a test run in September?

0:30.9

Only four players have ever done what that kid's done at AA since 2012.

0:36.2

They're all pretty damn good ball players so we go to

0:39.4

josh e-bats leadoff 971 josh how you doing buddy back too bad how's it going fellas bomb

0:44.6

bombay what's the word yeah so i'm kind of struggling with this because i'm kind of in line with

0:51.0

riko here it does feel like it's too good to be true, right? Right.

0:54.3

I can't really think of any reason why not to do this.

1:00.1

So my brain initially just went to, what did Scott Harris kind of tell us at the deadline, right?

1:06.0

The kids are coming.

1:07.4

So do you think the only reason they wouldn't is because this is, you know, this is one of his

1:12.4

prospect.

1:12.9

This kind of starts his clock.

1:14.7

But it wouldn't in September.

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