Who are you more fed up with: Tarik Skubal or Jalen Duren?
Who are you more fed up with: Tarik Skubal or Jalen Duren?  
Podcast: The Valenti Show
Published On: Fri Jul 24 2026
Description: Mike and Brendan react to new reporting on Jalen Duren's contract demands. Apparently the young center wants a max deal of five years and $287 million. The guys are unimpressed, as they think Duren has not earned that type of deal, and Duren is quickly entering Tarik Skubal terriroty in terms of the seemingly unending uncertainty about his future. Which player are you more annoyed by at this point?