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3 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Random Skubal tidbit, since his return in July of 2023 he has faced roughly 250 lefties, he's given up a total of 4 extra base hits against them and none this year. Mind boggling!

Is's sad he lost to a AAAA team today. After 90 pitches nonetheless. Bleh

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2 minutes ago, Klondike said:

Is's sad he lost to a AAAA team today. After 90 pitches nonetheless. Bleh

They were a playoff team last year, are over .500 this year and have a top 5 player in MLB. Their offense is lacking but they're hardly aaaa. Wacha has an arsenal mix like Bibee and Hendricks, and all gave the Tigers problems.

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2 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

They were a playoff team last year, are over .500 this year and have a top 5 player in MLB. Their offense is lacking but they're hardly aaaa. Wacha has an arsenal mix like Bibee and Hendricks, and all gave the Tigers problems.

Yes. They lead the AL in era. Hitting wise is a different story. Check out thst line-up. Oh, just let me vent!

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7 minutes ago, Klondike said:

Reminds of Santana, Verlander and Scherzer in their prime.

Skubal is combining superb control with high velocity and a lot of change of speed. That's the combination that allows him to throw so many strikes that the batter can count on a strike, and still not be able to hit anything. He's similar to JV in that the change of speed is devastating, but also a bit different from a young JV in that JV usually could not paint corners with his fastball as Skubal can, but JV's FB was so live it was extremely hard to square up even when he left it middle, middle.

Posted
15 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I don’t remember any pitcher I ever paid close attention to who’s walked so few batters as Skubal. 

There's always Maddux who's barely humanlike in control but he didn't have the velocity of Skubal. It's rare to get 250+ k's and get under 50- 60 walks. There's a few off the top of my head but have to dig deeper to find the all- time guys.

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