Tigers “haven’t for a moment considered signing” Jose Valverde
Feb 21, 2013, 12:46 PM EDT
AP Last week Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he was “totally shocked” and “broken-hearted” that Jose Valverde hasn’t found a new team. And, being the jerk that I am, I noted that if Leyland was truly “broken-hearted” he’d probably try to convince general manager Dave Dombrowski to re-sign Valverde considering the price tag certainly can’t be much at this point.
But that won’t be happening, as Lynn Henning of the Detroit News writes:
Tigers have been busy endorsing Jose Valverde in every fashion but one: They haven’t for a moment considered signing him.
This is like breaking up with someone, telling all your friends to date them because they’re really wonderful, and then changing the subject when asked: “Wait, why did you break up with them if they’re so great?”
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- historiophiliac - Feb 21, 2013 at 1:26 PM
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I still disagree w/ you, Aaron. I think Leyland probably has suggested they bring him back. It wouldn’t be the first time DD has used narrowing Leyland’s choices to strengthen their strategy. Stay strong, DD!
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- beelza - Feb 21, 2013 at 2:51 PM
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Not even entertaining the synaptic firing which would birth any Valverde thought, DD has saved Jimmy from himself.
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- pisano - Feb 21, 2013 at 5:32 PM
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Gee, I can’t figure why they wouldn’t, he’s a train wreck waiting to happen.
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- kev86 - Feb 21, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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Hello Mets?
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- Minoring In Baseball - Feb 21, 2013 at 9:43 PM
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Wow, big news. No reason to sign him at this point. Time to move on for both. If he pitches well in the WBC, then he should find a spot on some team.
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