Chapter 1: What are the highlights of Framber Valdez's signing with the Tigers?
Today is a really exciting day for our organization. Today we get to welcome one of the best pitchers in all of baseball to our rotation and to the Tigers family here. You know, Framber has been elite in so many ways. He's pitched on the biggest stages. The lights have never been too bright for him and he has won a ton in his career.
This organization is all about winning and adding a winner like Framber Valdez instantly elevates our entire organization. It elevates our rotation and elevates our entire team. And we couldn't be more excited to be here and we couldn't be more excited to welcome Framber. Before we get into all of that, I do want to acknowledge some people that are here today. Framber's family is here.
His wife, Isamar, his parents, Antonio and Delfina, thank you guys for making the trip and being here. I know family is really important to Framber and family is really important to us too, so welcome to the Tigers family.
um i also want to uh you know welcome ulysses cabrera and the entire octagon group thank you guys for being here i know you guys put in a lot of time effort and energy to make this a reality so um thank you for doing all that and with that i would like to formally welcome framer valdez to the detroit tigers
With that, we can open it up for questions. One of your teammates said it best. He said what he liked so much is that you chose the Tigers. I wondered why you picked the Tigers. He says, one of your new teammates, one of the things that I appreciate a lot is that you chose to come to Detroit.
Why did you choose to come here? Well, it was not my choice. I found out that I could compete in this team and everyone knows that I like to compete, I like to play. And you know, inspiration and competition is what I try to do all the time on the field. And I chose this team with the plan of being able to win and reach the World Series.
He's like, one thing that really stands out is just the competitive nature of the group. He saw it from the other side. He's a big competitor. He has the idea of winning in the future. And he felt that this group of guys, from what he could see from afar, would be a perfect fit. He's all about competition. He feels like it's a competitive division and that they have a chance to win.
First of all, welcome to Detroit, Tiger Land here. How was the process for you? It went maybe longer than you thought. It ended well with a really good contract, but was there some frustration or concern as the process went along into February? The signing process was a little slow. How did you handle that? Did you feel uncomfortable? Were you frustrated? What was your experience in the process?
Well, actually the signing process was slow, I didn't get frustrated, I just waited for the best moment and the best thing for me was to choose this team and I remained calm, working, focused, waiting for the moment to be in a good position and to be in a good division like I am now.
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Chapter 2: Why did Framber Valdez choose to join the Detroit Tigers?
Just curious to know, because, uh, from bear has a considerable perspective. Uh, how are the tigers viewed just a few years ago and, uh, how are they evaluated by him now? Because he has so much experience. What is the point of view of other players and teams when they look at Detroit? What do people see in Detroit as a competition?
Well, the whole team competes, but now it's competing more. We know, and it's not a secret, that we have the best pitcher in the MLB, which is our partner. And I, who have forced myself to be on that line of the good pitchers, I think that... They must be good, a good rotation, a good alignment. We have a good manager.
And above all, working together in the team, that helps you to handle yourself better.
Obviously, you know, when you got a top guy like Tarek at the front of your rotation, it's an impactful team to play against. But it's not just Tarek. It's the entire rotation. It's the bullpen. It's a lineup. It's the manager, you know, that's a competitive team, you know, that you have to respect.
And, you know, he feels now, hopefully, if he can join the team and the culture can be one of competition and winning, that we can take a next step.
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How did you see yourself three or four years ago, signing with a team like that?
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Chapter 3: What was the experience like during the signing process?
I'm about winning. And that's what the Detroit public should know about me. Frank, Jake Rogers was one of your catchers at a very early stage of your career in the Astros minor league system. Is there anything you remember about those times, you know, throwing to him and what is it going to be like throwing to him again, like almost 10 years later?
Jake Rogers is one of the catchers I've had here for a long time. Now, what do you remember about Jake Rogers? And what do you feel now that you're going to be able to play with him?
I feel good. He was a funny kid. He was funny. He was always cheating. He was very dynamic with everyone. He's a good catcher. I always saw him in Liga Menor. Now that I have him here, we talk, we see each other, and we get along well.
He said Jake is a dynamic personality. He's a very funny guy. He's a guy that keeps everything active. We had a lot of good moments in the minors when I was throwing to him. I'm excited to throw to him again. I'm excited to be around him. Romer, we're just getting to know you, but we know you have a nickname.
Can you explain what your nickname is, where it comes from, and how much we're going to hear it this year? They know you now, but they've heard that there's a nickname a nickname that they call you La Grasa. Where does that come from and how many times are we going to hear it this year?
Well, from listening to it here, I already have a new group, but if I listen to it, I feel good that they call me La Grasa. That was Maldi, Maldonado, Martín. I put that name because I always wore a lot of clothes like that, you know, I wore a lot of clothes, I wore a lot of perfume and chains, and in Latin they call it like La Grasa, like okay, it's with flow.
And Martín Maldonado was the one who gave me that nickname.
I gotta give credit to Martin Mardinaldo for that. When I was coming up, I would dress a little bit aggressively. I'd put a lot of perfume on and I'd have some, you know, chains. And so in the Latin culture, like, that's a guy would like flow. That's the grassa. And so like, you know, he likes that. And, you know, Martin deserves the credit for putting that on me. Thanks, guys.
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