One would think improving on a Cy Young caliber season would be nearly impossible. Detroit Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal is arguably making it happen. Instead of resting and simply trying to repeat his outstanding 2024 campaign, Skubal has continued to fine tune his game and add wrinkles to keep hitters off balance this season.
Skubal finished the 2024 season with a 2.39 ERA and a 2.49 FIP across 192 regular season innings. He then made it 211 innings in total by throwing 19 more frames in the postseason with a 2.37 ERA and a 2.38 FIP.