Spotlight: Tarik Skubal
May 11 2024
Welcome to our Facts & Flukes Spotlight series for 2024, where we will take a bi-weekly deep dive through mid-August on players with noteworthy stats or skills.
Our initial spotlight shines on Tarik Skubal (LHP, DET), a pitcher who is delivering on his premium breakout upside so far in 2024 (1.90 ERA, 0.77 WHIP in 42 IP).
Skubal's emergence likely is not flying under the radar in your league. Good luck finding a starting pitcher with these concurrent ERA and swinging strike rate trends over the last few seasons:
Has this been a true step forward, or are there hidden reasons to worry? Let’s dig deeper.
Background
Skubal was drafted by the Tigers in the 9th round of the 2018 draft from Seattle University, where he looked electric as a...
Almost!
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