Why Do The Tigers Continue to Play Javier Báez?

The Valenti Show

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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The guys continue what feels like an age-old topic of why the Tigers continue to play Javier Báez.

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0:00.0	And by the way shout out Miami Marlins you traded your best player and you've won one series all year
0:05.7	Well, we've just made it too so nice to see we could play the role of slump buster
0:11.7	By the way the bias thing you want more Baez notes?
0:14.5	This all did begin with a great job by cookies and John in the morning.
0:18.2	They did an interview with AJ Hinch.
0:20.2	They asked him the question. I would have liked a follow follow up, but whatever, no big deal.
0:25.0	The point is, yeah, they're going to run Harvey out there every day as long as he's healthy.
0:30.0	So what other conclusion am I supposed to come to as a fan?
0:34.0	Either you're being forced to because he makes so much money or what?
0:40.0	There's not a baseball reason.
0:42.0	Here, let's play a fun game. How many extra
0:45.1	base hits does Harvey Baez have in a hundred and twenty two at bats?
0:50.8	RICO Lamar Beard.
0:53.5	I feel like I'm being set up here.
0:56.7	I'm going to go with extra bass hits Mike.
0:59.0	120 to her bats 12.
1:01.2	5. Okay. 27 total bases. 27 total bases.
1:06.4	27 total bases. Total.
1:11.0	Total.
1:12.1	Yeah. Okay, total. He's the worst player in the sport. He's an absolute wasteland.
1:17.0	Okay? If you're playing him every day and you're telling your fans, ain't going to change then I'm telling you
1:24.8	the message it sends you're not trying it's either a one or both of you're not trying
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