There’s a need to talk about Eduardo Valencia – the 25-year-old Tigers catcher/first baseman who hit 24 home runs this season, in only 103 games, and whose batting numbers were loud: .311/.382/.559/.941.

More data must be considered, just to make clear how compelling of a case a prospect has made for not only landing on the Tigers’ 40-man roster this autumn but for perhaps showing up next season at Comerica Park.

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