Taking Your Calls On If Tigers Should Call Up McGonigle
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 14 August 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | So ESPN says you've only got one top 50 player. |
| 0:04.3 | Is that disrespect or is it accurate? |
| 0:06.7 | And look, just I wanted to offer it because I know we were not on long yesterday. |
| 0:12.1 | This McGonigal idea. |
| 0:14.5 | And it's not radio hyperbole. |
| 0:16.7 | I just players perform or they don't. |
| 0:20.0 | And when someone's redefining greatness at a AA, and it's not slowing down, |
| 0:25.6 | he's far surpassed Max Clark as your best prospect, and he fits a need. |
| 0:31.5 | And even if he's a below average shortstop, I don't care. |
| 0:35.1 | You need offensive help, |
| 0:39.7 | especially the shortstop position, |
| 0:42.4 | where McKinstree and Javi and Sweet. |
| 0:43.0 | No. |
| 0:45.6 | So is it crazy? |
| 0:46.8 | I don't think it is. |
| 0:48.8 | And if you think it's crazy, |
| 0:50.4 | then what are the Chicago Cubs doing, |
| 0:51.7 | bringing up their top prospect because they can't hit the ball anymore? |
| 1:21.7 | Well, they're not good. Yes, they are. They're 68 and 51. Let's go to Connor, 971. Connor, how you doing, buddy? Hey, Mike, I'm doing great, man. How are you doing? Excellent. What's on your mind, Bell? I wanted to talk about this whole McGonigal situation. I mean, everything you're saying, I just don't get why anybody would disagree with pulling up the best prospect in our farm system to fit a need on this team. |
| 1:25.0 | But I wanted to take it a step further. |
| 1:30.2 | Obviously, you know, Tigers played a day game yesterday. So I got home from work, nothing on TV. I had the MLB app, so I turned on the Cleveland game. Obviously, I want |
| 1:35.5 | to see what's going on. Did you guys hear anything about the kid on the Marlins yesterday? |
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