Tarik Skubal, Tigers and Detroit
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Tarik Skubal has strengthened his case for a second straight AL Cy Young Award. On Sunday night, he struck out 11 batters with no walks in Detroit’s 2-1 win over Texas. If Skubal wins, he’ll be the first American League pitcher to claim back-to-back Cy Youngs since Pedro Martinez for the Red Sox in 1999
In the middle of Skubal's latest masterclass, ESPN's Buster Olney decided to look ahead to next offseason when the southpaw is set to hit free agency. He made it clear that Skubal will sign a deal worth at least $400 million with one of the sport's three biggest market teams: the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, or New York Mets.
Fresh off his spotty outing in the All-Star Game, reigning AL Cy Young Tarik Skubal got back on track and guided the Tigers to a win over the Rangers.
Cameron Maybin knows Detroit fans are protective of Tarik Skubal, and he stirred the pot anyway. The former Tigers and Yankees outfielder warned the Tigers that if they don’t lock up the reigning Cy Young Award winner now, he would certainly look perfect in Yankee Stadium wearing pinstripes.
The Tigers picked up their 60th win of the season on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, and they became the first team to achieve that feat this season. Tarik Skubal was masterful in the win, and he is just happy that his team escaped with a victory.
Tarik Skubal has become one of the most dominant pitchers in MLB. He is set to earn a ton of money when he becomes a free agent, and Buster Olney thinks
“Tarik Skubal has joined the super upper echelon of greatness/domination in Major League Baseball inhabited only by Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and him,” Heyman tweeted to his nearly one million followers.