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Detroit Sports Nation was good. I am Eric Vincent, your host here at the DSN News Desk
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I appreciate you for being here with me to check in and chop it up, of course, with you
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the greatest fan base in the world. I appreciate your time. And we're just a few days away
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right around the corner from the next steps of the Tigers rebuilding process
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rebuilding process we thought was coming to an end, but no, no, we're still in that phase
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Tigers taking the next steps in the MLB draft come July 17th
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I believe MLB Network and ESPN will be showing it. And to say that this is a pivotal draft for this franchise and for this team
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would be underselling by a wide margin. This is a huge draft for this team
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They need to strike big with a big bet with a prospect they can use sooner than later
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because it has been a disastrous up-and-down season for this team. Because while I would say disastrous because they've had good moments
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they're sitting in kind of a purgatory state. And I'll dig into that a little bit more
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I mean, they're sitting here with a 36-51 record, fourth in the division right now
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one of the worst hitting teams in all the majors. It's just confusing and kind of hard to put a gauge on this team
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And from what we saw and what we expected coming into it everything is just kind of shifted backwards The most exciting thing thus far has been Miguel Cabrera continuing to chase and add on to his history which has been fun to watch
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I mean, I love it. I'm a diehard Miggy fan. Again, he's the greatest hitter since Barry Bonds, one of the GOATs
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You know, I think he's phenomenal, but this was not supposed to be just a celebratory
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season for him. This is supposed to be the time we were supposed to see this franchise take another step forward
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and it just seems like they're up and down every time we watch them
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Every month, it's just been tough to watch and follow. I mean, you see them go on these streaks
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They're just coming off a six-game streak of winning not too long ago this month
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But in three other separate times this season, they've had six-game losing streaks
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Three separate times. They did it in, what, April, May, and June
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Had a six-game losing streak where they just looked horrible. And it's hard to get a gauge on that for this team
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So this draft is phenomenally huge where they have to hit and make sure they get some right pieces to add on to this franchise immediately
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My man Tyler Catilla, he added a great article on DetroitSportsNation.com. I need you to go check it out, show my man some love
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Kind of honed in on some of the prospects that the Tigers could be, you know, focusing in on
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You know, they've been linked to shortstops, outfielders. But basically the consensus has been looking for another bat
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that they can develop and add to this team because based on what we're looking at
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again Miguel Cabrera has been basically the Tigers best hitter and he coming on the down sling of his career When you looking at Javi Baez who been up and down Torkelson who still trying to put it together
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They've been putting some good momentum together with Riley Green, with hitting and fielding, but he's still coming in as a rookie
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He's still learning and still trying to put steps together in the MLB, so we can't lean too much on him, even though he's been spectacular
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It's going to have to be somebody else to really hone in to help this guy out and help this team out
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You know, they could be looking for a fielder that can be added in as a foundational piece in the outfield for the Tigers
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You know, they'll have some good options at that point, too, at number 12 where they'll be drafting
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Again, we put up a good article. Check out our socials, our website. Again, DetroitSportsNation.com
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Search our socials. You can check the articles out. They've been fantastic. I think WG Brady put up an article as well kind of talking about where the
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Tigers will be looking in at. But, again, I don't want to dig too much into it
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I think the articles will talk most about the prospects. But to me, I kind of just wanted to get engaged where the fans and where you guys were
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and how you feel about the draft at this point. Because especially in Detroit, when it's draft time, it's supposed to be excitement galore
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It's supposed to be a happy time. It is supposed to be a moment where you can feel sure that your franchise is taking the right steps forward
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It's clear Alavila and the front office have not put that faith in the fan base yet
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so it kind of hard to really get into the excitement of this draft you felt it with the Lions you filled it with Brad Holmes when he pulled off the moves he made you felt it with the Pistons with the aggressive moves they made and Steve Eisenman doing his thing as well with the Red Wings you have that faith and that trust that they going
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to make the right decisions to put pieces where they need to be for this team and I don't feel
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that with the Tigers at all and I think that might be a widespread notion I could be wrong but I look
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forward to hearing from you I mean again looking at a team that's 36 and 51 up and down constantly
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a bunch of pieces that may or may not fit. It's just, it's tough to get a gauge on what this team is going to be doing moving forward
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And that excitement, unfortunately, at least for me, is not there. And that sucks because, again, in Detroit, the draft is supposed to be a party throughout the city
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It doesn't matter which sport. It's a good time to welcome in the new era, welcome in these new prospects
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these new players that have been working in behind off for this moment. and unfortunately it sucks when that excitement for the team
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isn't paired with the excitement for those prospects that we'll be bringing in
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But again, that's just me. Please talk to me. Let me know down below. Talk to me on our YouTube channel
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And be sure to check out the articles as well on DetroitSportsNation.com
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Excited to check out the draft. I'll be, you know, putting on my biggest smile as I can
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but you know, we'll see if it y'all rewards in a due time
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I'll be back again soon with you here at the DSN news desk. I appreciate you being here with me
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I am Eric Vincent and I'll see you again soon. Peace
