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• ‘Remarkably Consistent’ Rival Catching Up To Tarik Skubal in Cy Young Chase
One key pitcher for the Boston Red Sox is catching up to Tarik Skubal in the odds to win the 2025 American League Cy Young Award....2025
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• Tigers Hurler Tarik Skubal Details Why Pirates Ace’s ‘Phenomenal’ Pitching This Season Stands Out
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal reserved high praise for Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes, calling him an NL favorite for the 2025 Cy Young Award....2025
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• Tigers’ Tarik Skubal Has 1 Major Complaint Against Rival Teams
The Tigers have one of the best pitchers in baseball in Tarik Skubal; however, a growing concern for him is the way teams try to steal signs....2025
• Ranking the top three 2025 AL Cy Young Award candidates

Last season, Detroit Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal won the AL Cy Young Award resoundingly, nabbing a rare pitching triple crown. This year, the contest is a little tighter....2025
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• How Much is Enough
The AL Cy Young Award is quite tight, with Tarik Skubal of the Tigers and Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox neck and neck. Here are the MLB leaders in ERA. You can see that Skubal leads by 0.06 runs in ERA, and he’s done slightly better in three true outcomes. Tom Tango Enhanced Cy […]...2025
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• Free MLB player props, odds for August 8: Use Tarik Skubal and Nick Kurtz in Friday MLB props

The Inside the Lines team has been dishing out nightly home run bets all season long -- up nearly 53 units on the year. See their top MLB props for Friday below....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Cubs avoid a sweep with a 10-3 win ahead of the trade deadline. Phew. That was a cathartic win. You could feel the tension building in Chicago and throughout Cubs Nation. I mean, way back in game number 72, the Cubs reached 18 games over .500. Here they are 36 games later at that same mark. Though I’m completely comfortable giving some corners of Cub f...2025
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• No, The Brewers Aren’t Trading Freddy Peralta At The Deadline

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images A PSA to everyone who’s mentioned Peralta as a possible trade candidate No, the Brewers aren’t going to trade Freddy Peralta. That seems like it should be a foregone conclusion. The Brewers are 61-41 and have the best record in baseball. The Detroit Tigers aren’t going to trade Tarik Skubal for prospects at the deadline. The Chicago Cubs aren’t going to ...2025
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Photo by Brandon Soto/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The trade deadline approaches. Hall of Fame weekend approaches. The Moon Mammoths are born. And other news around MLB. Good morning. Now that the All-Star Game is over, the trade deadline is the next event on the baseball calendar. Except for All-Star induction ceremonies this upcoming weekend. We’ll get to that later. But the ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: For the love of baseball

Photo by Brandon Soto/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The trade deadline approaches. Hall of Fame weekend approaches. The Moon Mammoths are born. And other news around MLB. Good morning. Now that the All-Star Game is over, the trade deadline is the next event on the baseball calendar. Except for All-Star induction ceremonies this upcoming weekend. We’ll get to that later. But the ...2025
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• An MLB Draft ‘what if’ for every team

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images What if Tarik Skubal had signed with the Diamondbacks in 2017? Major League teams made their draft selections earlier this week. Some players will sign quickly, others - mostly high schoolers - won’t sign at all with the team that drafted them. Some of baseball’s biggest stars could have had much different careers if they had signed with the team that ori...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 10, 2025

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Kansas City is 7-2 in July. Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone hit bombs to key last night’s win: “To turn the game like that with big swings and provide some slug for the offense is huge,” said starter Kris Bubic, who allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings. “I know we don’t tend to hit a ton of homers here, but those guys can hit them out anywhere. To see them step u...2025
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images A couple years ago, the Tigers were in a similar spot to the Nationals, but after making changes they are among baseballs elite Right now, the Detroit Tigers have the best record in the American League and the second best record in baseball. They are a team on the rise with a strong mix of youth and experience. The Tigers are also set up for years to come, with a...2025
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
Mick Abel, SP (PHI) Abel was obliterated on Wednesday. In his worst start as a major leaguer, Abel gave up five runs on five walks and two hits in less than two innings. He threw only 25 strikes out of 53 pitches, although he did strike out three batters. He really struggled with his fastball. Of his 32 fastballs or sinkers, only eight were thrown in the strike zone. It's his second straight subst...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is the Orioles season dead in the water?

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Rockies and White Sox get all the attention for tanking their seasons... Happy Wednesday, BCB readers! Lots of little goodies for you in today’s news. A three-time All-Star has announced his retirement, the O’s appear to have given up the ghost for the season, plenty of trade deadline chatter, and how Chris Sale’s latest injury might impact the Braves. Ple...2025
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• Chris Sale is down. Who’s going to lead the rotation the rest of the way?

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I doubt I’ll ever check back in on this post Back before the season started, I “predicted” that there would be repeat Cy Young Award winners in both leagues. The chances of that are minuscule, but I wouldn’t really believe in any other singular pick in either league, either. Up to a point, it was so far, so good. Tarik Skubal leads all p...2025
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"Right-handers Casey Mize and Reese Olson will open the season on the starting staff behind lefty Tarik Skubal and righties Kenta Maeda and Jack…"

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"Yan Gomes led off with a single literally off Tarik Skubal — it hit him in the leg [VIDEO]."

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"The Tigers have informed rival teams they’re willing to consider trade offers on breakout starter Tarik Skubal, report Ken Rosenthal and Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic."

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"The Tigers are going to move Tarik Skubal into a scheduled piggyback role for his next couple of outings, per Chris McCosky of the Detroit News."

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"The Tigers announced this morning that the organization will promote top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Isaac Paredes this week."

• Dodgers All-Star Wants LA to Pursue Tarik Skubal When He Hits Free Agency

Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star catcher Will Smith has caught for MVPs, Cy Young award winners, and All-Star-caliber arms across his LA tenure. During the festivities surrounding the All-Star game, Smith spent time with some of the greatest talents that the sport has to offer — and since he is signed through the 2033 season, he …...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Do the Colorado Rockies have an ace?

James A. Pittman-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 31st, 2025 Back in February, my homie Joelle wrote about the difficulties that come with finding a true ace on the Colorado Rockies roster. She laid things out expertly (as usual), and thusly came to the conclusion that, at that time, they simply did not have a pitcher who could claim such a title. That’s a ...2025
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Even in an era where everyone wants to throw hard and get strikeouts, the two seamer is making its return For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy of 50% of all pitches thrown in the major league...2025
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• Washington Nationals Head To Minnesota Looking To Build Momentum

After a series win against a solid Reds ballclub, the Nats look to do the same on the road in Minneapolis Coming off a series victory against the Cincinnati Reds back home in DC, the Nationals head to Minneapolis to take on the 49-53 Minnesota Twins in a 3 game set. After the offense exploded for 16 runs in the first 2 games against the Reds, the bats went quiet in the series finale, as Nick Lodol...2025
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• No, The Brewers Aren’t Trading Freddy Peralta At The Deadline
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• Tigers Designate Brewer Hicklen For Assignment
The Tigers announced Wednesday that they’ve designated outfielder Brewer Hicklen for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to right-handed pitching prospect Troy Melton, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Toledo (as was previously reported). In order to open a 26-man roster spot for Melton, ace Tarik Skubal was placed on the…...2025
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• Tigers Trade Rumors: Detroit Would Need Trade Value Similar to $765 Million Superstar To Part Ways With Pitcher Tarik Skubal
Former MLB GM Jim Duquette believes the Tigers would need a blockbuster Juan Soto–like offer to part ways with ace Tarik Skubal this offseason....2025
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• Yankees Fans Starting To Dream Big Following Insider’s $400 Million Tarik Skubal Prediction
ESPN insider Buster Olney projects Tarik Skubal could land a $400 million contract, with Yankees fans excited about signing the Cy Young winner....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
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• The 2025 MLB All-Star Game ended in a home run swing-off

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did you like it? The rule about the All-Star Game ending in a home run swing-off if tied after nine innings was instituted as part of many changes in the latest CBA. I even wrote about it when it happened in March 2022 and in a poll attached to that article about 85 percent of you voted either “love it” or “don’t care either way.” So do you...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. scores, Matt Olson strong defensively in 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Oh yeah, the game ended in a Swing-Off as well. Exciting times! Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. picked up a hit and scored a run for the National League, as the NL went on to make history with their victory in the 95th edition of the MLB All-Star Game. They defeated the American League in the first-ever Swing-Off in order to end the night as the win...2025
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• Game of the Day
The All-Star Game takes place Tuesday night in Atlanta. Although they won’t pitch long in the game, the matchup between Tarik Skubal of the Tigers and Paul Skenes of the Pirates is one for the ages. Skubal and Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox stand tied at two decimal points for the AL ERA lead […]...2025
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers

MLive.com After their first series win in almost a month, the Nats look to keep the momentum going against the best team in baseball, the Detroit Tigers It certainly didn’t come easy, but the Nationals finally ended their consecutive series losses streak of 7 with a 7-4 victory in Anaheim on Sunday. It looked like their bleak streak was going to continue into the month of July, as they tra...2025
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• Discussion: Which Detroit-based sports team is closest to winning a championship?

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Detroit sports teams are (almost) all very competitive. But who will lift their respective trophy first? If I had a nickel for every time a Detroit football team lost in disappointing fashion to a Washington-based team in the playoffs in 2025, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. The Michigan Panthers of the United ...2025
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• Where will Chris Sale end up this year?

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Physical or metaphorical locations welcome. Chris Sale, is, well, Chris Sale. He finished last year at 57/53/66 (ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-), clear “best pitcher in baseball” territory (don’t start with Tarik Skubal, who was 60/61/68). Through his first six starts, Sale was a bit off — 133/94/93, but he’s returned to his 2024-esque, extreme domination ways ever sinc...2025
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• Washington Nationals Head To Minnesota Looking To Build Momentum
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• Skubal to paternity list as Tigers 'on baby watch'
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was placed on the paternity list Wednesday with his wife close to giving birth to the couple's second child....2025
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• NL bests AL, 6-6, thanks to idiotic swing-off

White Sox All-Star Shane Smith had a badass debut in the Midsummer Classic, exclusively retiring batters or hitting them. | Jamie Squire/Getty Images For those hoping that baseball would adopt more of a hockey shootout vibe, you went to bed happy Somehow it was Philadelphia Phillies Krukian slugger Kyle Schwarber who was named the MVP of the 2025 All-Star Game, in spite of Chicago White So...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. scores, Matt Olson strong defensively in 2025 MLB All-Star Game
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• Outside The Confines: It’s All-Star Week

Brett Davis-Imagn Images It’s time for baseball’s biggest stars to shine. It’s officially the All-Star break, and while we won’t have standard game play again until Friday, there’s still a lot of excitement to happen this week. We’ve got the Home Run Derby tonight and the big show, the All-Star Game, tomorrow. Lots of fun to be had, and also lots of news to catch up on from the world of b...2025
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• The Washington Nationals should swing for the fences and select Ethan Holliday

STEVE SISNEY / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Ethan Holliday has the most power in the 2025 draft and is number one on most boards, the Washington Nationals should not get cute With the 2025 MLB Draft coming on Sunday, I am officially endorsing Ethan Holliday as the man the Nationals should take number one overall. At the end of the day, the Nationals should not overthink this selectio...2025
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Tigers Promote Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Isaac Paredes
The future is here in Detroit. The Tigers announced this morning that the organization will promote top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Isaac Paredes this week. The left-handed Skubal is slated to start Tuesday’s game, while the right-handed Mize will take the ball Wednesday. Paredes will take the spot of fellow infielder Dawel Lugo,…...2020
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• The extraordinary mystery of the Tigers' Tarik Skubal
'I wasn't good until I was 26,' the All-Star pitcher says. How he rose from Little League lore to Cy Young....2025
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• Tigers Open To Trade Offers On Tarik Skubal
The Tigers have informed rival teams they’re willing to consider trade offers on breakout starter Tarik Skubal, report Ken Rosenthal and Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic. The 25-year-old southpaw marks a fascinating new entrant into the summer trade market with the deadline exactly one week away. Detroit being willing to listen to offers on Skubal certainly…...2022
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• Casey Mize, Reese Olson Win Rotation Spots With Tigers; Matt Manning Optioned To Triple-A
The Tigers announced Friday that they’ve optioned right-hander Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo. That puts an end to the three-horse race for the final two spots in manager AJ Hinch’s rotation. Right-handers Casey Mize and Reese Olson will open the season on the starting staff behind lefty Tarik Skubal and righties Kenta Maeda and Jack…...2024
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• Tigers Won’t Trade Tarik Skubal
Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal exited last night’s start against the Twins following five shutout innings and just 77 pitches, prompting immediate speculation given his recent appearance on the rumor mill. Instead, the Tigers announced that Skubal was dealing with “arm fatigue.” The lefty downplayed the severity of the issue, telling reporters that he plans to…...2022
• Yankees Notes: Skubal, Peraza, Dietrich
The Yankees had interest in the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal prior to the deadline, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports. Given how aggressively the Yankees were looking for pitching help, it isn’t surprising that they at least checked in on a talented and controllable arm like Skubal, who isn’t eligible for free agency until after the 2026…...2022
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• Tigers 3, White Sox 2: More of the same

Michael Kopech’s outings keeps getting shorter and shorter. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Another uninspiring performance leads to a sweep on the South Side Yet another embarrassing home loss for the Chicago White Sox comes this afternoon, as the Detroit Tigers secure a sweep with a 3-2 win. Now 31 games worse than .500, the White Sox sit at 53-84. Will they get to 60 wins, or avoi...2023
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
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• Tarik Skubal Pitches game of the year - 13 K Complete Game Shutout Gem - May 26, 2025
Tarik Skubal (SP- Tigers) Skubal threw a complete game shutout Sunday striking out 13 and allowing just 2 hits. This was perhaps the best pitching performance of the 2025 season as Skubal needed just 94 pitches for the gem. He was able to generate 26 swings and misses and improved to 5-2, dropping his ERA to 2.49. Skubal is coming off his worst outing of the season where despite striking out 11 h...2025
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• Coming Down the Homestretch- Preseason Prep- March 23, 2025
As we come close to the domestic Opening Day on Thursday, rosters and rotations are falling in line. Players are getting slotted into where they will open the season. There are also still some moves. And, of course, not a day goes by without some injury news to raise questions about how playing time will be impacted. The Tigers were a surprise participant in the 2024 postseason. P Tarik Skubal ca...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Notes: David Montgomery reveals new, awesome nickname for RB duo

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Lions running back David Montgomery did the media rounds this week, and he revealed a great nickname for Detroit’s backfield. Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has been busy lately. On top of being one of the best running backs in the NFL, and signing a new two-year contract extension with the Lions, he has also been making his medi...2024
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• Time to Trust Javier Assad? - September 3, 2023
Javier Assad (SP-CHC) blanked the Reds over 8 IP on Saturday, scattering 7 hits and a walk while striking out 7, but did not factor into the decision after Mark Leiter, Jr. blew the save. The 26 year-old righty threw 62 of his 98 offerings for strikes in the outing. Assad's ERA stands at a nice 2.69 through his first 87 IP of the 2023 campaign, but the other big numbers are not so pretty - a 6.9 K...2023
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• Justin Steele is for Real - August 30, 2023
Trea Turner (SS-PHI) continued his recent hot streak against the Angels on Tuesday, going 2-5 with a 3B, a homer, and 3 RBI. The 30 year-old has begun to turn his season around and now owns a .257 average to go with 18 dingers, 57 RBI, 79 runs scored, and 23 steals across 579 PA, with a wRC+ of 97. His 23% strikeout rate on the year remains high and his flyball rate is a career-high 39% (which doe...2023
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• AL Week 14 Strategy-June 24, 2023
In The Field OF Luke Raley is dealing with a sore right hand and is considered day-to-day. Raley has been one of the bigger surprises this year. He is hitting .276 with 12 HR, 36 R, 27 RBI, and 8 SB while playing primarily only against RHP. OF Aaron Judge has shown good progress after his second platelet-rich plasma injection last week. He is getting close to resuming baseball activities which i...2023
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• One Man’s Trash: Momma, I’m Getting Skubal’d By Tarik
I traded through the dot com and housing bubbles, so I know that things never go straight up and it's never different this time. The ride up is usually a magnificent one, though, with rampant speculation and drool-inducing euphoria. But things always turn, as roller coasters do not click and clat upwards forever. There is a point where the upside-down U takes shape and the precipitous decline begi...2022
• Orioles Play The Lovable Loser In A Classic Skubal Comedy
"This is 911, what's your emergency?" "I need a defibrillator!" "Someone's having a heart attack?" "No, it's for the dead ball." "Please stop calling, sir." Tarik Skubal was a victim of being sneezed on by Matthew Boyd, and used to give up a homer just about every three pitches, but no longer. It might not just be the dead-ball, Skubal was a top pitching prospect a mere three years ago. That timi...2022
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• ‘Remarkably Consistent’ Rival Catching Up To Tarik Skubal in Cy Young Chase
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 108
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• The two-seam fastball is the most undervalued pitch in baseball. And the Royals know it
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• Washington Nationals Head To Minnesota Looking To Build Momentum
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• No, The Brewers Aren’t Trading Freddy Peralta At The Deadline
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• Braves News: Trade Rumors, Marcell Ozuna, Sunday Struggles, more

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Braves simply cannot find success on Sunday. This weekend really was a microcosm of the season as whole. The Braves looked good the first game, the bullpen ruined a good offensive showing in a loss, and then the offense went silent on Sunday. The first chapter of the second half of the season sounds a lot like the first half. And the funny thing is, if you l...2025
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• Cub Tracks has no need to fear

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs lost a close one as the Tigers hit the ball just a bit further than the Cubs did. A win today would assuage doubts? The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Weird to be the underdog, but there you go. The team with the second-best reco...2025
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• MLB Week 9 Hot or Not: Tarik Skubal presents his Cy Young case, Max Fried and Zach Wheeler struggle

Tarik Skubal throws the final strikeout of his first career complete game, against the Guardians on May 25. | Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pitching was all the buzz in the last week of May Week nine of the Hot or Not series is all about pitching — both dominant and faulty. This week’s recap covers the fifth full week of the season, May 25-31. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve Altuve ha...2025
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd

Big crowd for Big Slick watched a rough game. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They went 2-10 with runners in scoring position. 10 runners left on base. Same story, different night. Well, for two finesse/control pitchers, sometimes they just don’t have it. When they don’t have it, the hits come in bunches. Tonight, neither starting pitcher had it. Both Seth Lugo and Casey Mize were chase...2025
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• Outside The Confines: First to 20!

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Oh course Shohei Ohtani is among the best yet again. Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week, Shohei Ohtani became the first player to 20 home runs, and we’re only 1⁄3 of the way through the season. Too soon to start crossing our fingers for a 60 home run season? Never! We also have more news bites, looking at a baseball book club; how the Nationals continu...2025
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• Memorial Day Rumblings - News for May 26, 2025

We salute those that have sacrificed all. Freddy Ferrmin was a big hero on Sunday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Freddy can do it all, man,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He is a leader and ... he doesn’t take any pitches off. He prepares on the defensive side as well as anybody I’ve seen. He can really throw. “(H)uge hit for us. That was a two-strike hit, as well. Freddy is a really good compet...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Dodgers come to town as Braves fight for their playoff lives

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images If the Braves are going to get back on the Postseason track, they’ll have to do it Shohei Ohtani and the rest of this star-studded squad. The Atlanta Braves are coming off of a stretch of games where they faced the Rockies, Blue Jays, the Reds for one game and the Nationals for two games. They went 5-4 in that span and are currently back on the outside...2024
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• MJ Melendez and the influence of the Rays Way

Photo by Kyle Rivas/MLB Photos via Getty Images Matt Quatraro is using what he learned in Tampa Bay to get more out of MJ Melendez When Matt Quatraro was hired there was a lot of speculation about what things he would bring over from the “Rays Way”. One of the things I heard multiple times from multiple sources is that they use their whole roster. There are several ways you can do that, bu...2024
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• Tigers Won’t Trade Tarik Skubal
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