How Tarik Skubal Shocked the World

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Күн бұрын

Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers broke out across 80 innings during 2023. But was that enough to prove that his success is sustainable? I think so. And I think he's so talented that he'll take home the 2024 AL Cy Young Award.
Laurila's Skubal Interview: blogs.fangraphs.com/an-ace-in...
Chapters:
Dark Horse? 0:00
Devil's Advocate 0:59
Breakout 2023 1:56
Elite Pitch Mix 3:02
2024 Expectations 8:40
Music:
• Skubal Cy Young Soundt...

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@etrain8885 25 күн бұрын

Heading into the all-star break, this video has aged like fine wine. My boy struck out 13 Reds last night 🔥

@ABrandNewBallGame 4 ай бұрын

Skubal believers WE ARE HERE 🙌

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

🫡

@mishimastan1084 2 ай бұрын

1.97 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, .181 BAA 86 K/13 BB, 10.6 K/9, 73 IP through 12 starts, excellent prediction thus far

@MetaSheepSlaughterHouse 4 ай бұрын

Please, baseball Jesus, let Skubal be healthy this year.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Need Skubal, Mize, Flaherty, and Jobe to be healthy

@cirovelasquez153 4 ай бұрын

I second that statement

@Guancous 4 ай бұрын

Wait until you see Spencer Torkelson’s June

@nickniehaus1763 3 ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseballimagine if Mize was healthy career wise

@kyleellis8665 2 ай бұрын

Baseball Jesus?

@PadawanBran 4 ай бұрын

I'm glad Skubal is finally getting more love

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

The general public will be on notice when they check the leaderboards in a couple months

@EdSmith313 4 ай бұрын

After that Opening Day start in Chicago, so far so good. Keep it up, Skuby!

@youdont.needtoknow 4 ай бұрын

The whole tigers rotation is so fun to watch. And the bullpen got guys like Foley who can hit 3 digits, and Lange who is a goodish closer.

@TheUnnamedAssailant 4 ай бұрын

Skubes take my energy 🔥🔥🔥

@seanmaharbaseball 4 ай бұрын

I'm actually working on a story right now that has another AL Central pitcher taking the award. Pablo Lopez looked incredible last season and the stats indicated he was getting unlucky! On top of that, his strikeout rate went up 6%, the largest gain for any qualified pitcher. At the same time his walk rate went down. This improvement came by him adding a sweeper and dropping his cutter. He did not successfully add the sweeper until mid-May and that is when things clicked. Up until that point he had a 4 ERA. His bullpen coach just told him to throw the sweeper harder and go for more strikeouts. After that point he was one of the best pitchers in the AL. After an entire off-season of working on the pitch, I can see him being even more dominant in 2024.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

I love Lopez for 2024 as well.

@Jason-qm5tf 4 ай бұрын

Lopez can't pitch at home in Minnesota it's to cold first 2 months of the season he won't be good . He does start to heat up around mid season tho

@SIGuy7480 4 ай бұрын

I may not think he will win the Cy Young but I bet we will see him in the Playoffs this year

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Tigers are going to be a lot better than people realize.

@paulmayer8654 4 ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseballif they can be league average in batting average, they should win the division.

@KingNoah135 4 ай бұрын

He’s on my fantasy team so let’s hope so

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Great pick

@seether5000 3 ай бұрын

You chose EXTREMELY wisely. Skubal is absolutely dominating every game he pitches right now.

@Nammm37 4 ай бұрын

My 3rd rd pick in a 16-team Head 2 Head Cateogory league. I hope both him & the Tigers excel this year!

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Good pick, good luck this year!

@PoweroftheP00f 4 ай бұрын

Awww yiss! I love when players from my MLB The Show franchise get mentioned in KZfaq videos! 🤣

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

99 overall 🔜

@justinsalomon3760 25 күн бұрын

Aged like fine wine

@thepoloranger420 10 күн бұрын

AND HE'S STILL GOING CRAZY!!

@bsovvy07 4 ай бұрын

As a Tigers fan, I predicted this at the end of last season

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

I wish I tuned in to more of his starts last year. Will definitely watch this year.

@tommycaprise548 15 күн бұрын

u called it my dude

@CarsonClaws 4 ай бұрын

Let’s go skubal! Great video -tigers fan

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

@KimarKurosaski 4 ай бұрын

For my own mental health I need the promising Tigers players to be healthy. Skubal, Greene, Mize, Jobe, Manning etc. that division is wide open for anyone to take

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Still the Twins to lose as of now, but with their RSN troubles, idk how much higher their ceiling is than high-80s/low-90s win totals with this core

@Codythebellinger Ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseball2025 I predict they will be a lot better

@1982kinger 4 ай бұрын

Skubal is awesome

@Carlos_Aguilarr 4 ай бұрын

And this is why the tigers will win the World Series(No bias what so ever)

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Tigers fall to the Yankees in the LCS unfortunately

@cirovelasquez153 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I believe you not and I'm Tigers fan but I believe we will make the Playoffs this year

@sprinklekitty13 4 ай бұрын

I love the video!! My favorite baseball channel

@zacharyrauzino146 4 ай бұрын

Looking at the steps taken not just by Skubal, but the rise of dominant bullpen arms, development of guys like Beau Brieske, Reese Olsen and Alex Lange, and apparent resurgence of Casey Mize and Jack Flaherty (Both their Velos are wayyy up this Spring), I think the real story is how damn good Chris Fetter is. That man needs to be studied in a lab.

@Ken-vq2uq 4 ай бұрын

i need both skubal and kirby to be cy young candidates as they’re on my fantasy team… let’s hope for the best

@cjscarsandcrap1749 3 ай бұрын

Hes looking ELITE right now!

@AndThatsBaseball 3 ай бұрын

Yup yup

@tedwitus 4 ай бұрын

he looked every bit a Cy Young frontrunner today ~ Great video ATB #GoTIgers

@victorymudkip6942 4 ай бұрын

ball knower

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Yup

@generallukeproductions 3 ай бұрын

2.28 ERA in 4 starts so far this year

@bravebirdsdfs 3 ай бұрын

Good video

@skeletontom1970 4 ай бұрын

I got ragans and skubal on my fantasy tean 🗣

@ProbablyTalkingShit 4 ай бұрын

After 1 game he looks great. 98-99 mph fastball and changeup was flawless

@cirovelasquez153 4 ай бұрын

Skubal's about to God Mode this year

@UnbiasedInternetCommenter123 3 ай бұрын

4-0. 1.72 ERA so far in 2024

@TheTEN24 4 ай бұрын

See my dark horse lefty cy young pick is Jesus Luzardo. I think that dude has got some nasty stuff

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Luzardo is gross

@ilovejesuslofi 4 ай бұрын

do you also give mlb predictions? man that would be great! you have so much knowledge

@peachjwp 4 ай бұрын

Superb video. You are schooling Brian Kinney of MLB TV.

@ballinwitac2258 3 ай бұрын

Skubal has been awesome so far if not for Juan Blanco insane 14 no hit innings and 1 inning against the A”s he’d probably be the cy young favorite

@garethcai5179 4 ай бұрын

He was sneaky good last year. Then he became really hard to ignore yesterday.

@HELLSDALE 22 күн бұрын

Bro what a call. What a video. Start up a betting page please.

@AndThatsBaseball 22 күн бұрын

I’d lose people so much money if I had a betting page. This was my one time prediction

@EddieSantosusso Ай бұрын

U called it, he’s running away with it

@AndThatsBaseball Ай бұрын

I just wish I put more money on it lol

@TheJalinmyles 4 ай бұрын

His name is Tarik that’s all we need to know

@armageddonsports6196 4 ай бұрын

As a Ragans guy, we’ll see what happens 😉

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

He’s also gonna be great, I could’ve very easily made this video about him

@gdn86 2 ай бұрын

If he's healthy, and can win most of his starts, maybe. His biggest hurdle is going to be the team winning games. With that said, Ranger Suarez is the best pitcher in baseball right now, and no one saw that coming. He's been a very good starter for a few seasons, but his issues were getting deeper into games and strikeouts. Seems like he has finally been able to do that this year. No Visa issues, and no baseball classic in the offseason. I believe this was his first full spring training.

@g0ated2k81 15 күн бұрын

this video aged immaculately 😂

@AndThatsBaseball 15 күн бұрын

Don't let 'em tell u ATB doesn't know ball!

@g0ated2k81 15 күн бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseball was not expecting a reply lmao keep up the great content 👍

@energy_known3235 4 ай бұрын

My family knows his parents they live right across from us

@jmes4852 4 ай бұрын

Casey Mize looks sharp coming back from TJ

@noah.conley 4 ай бұрын

Nothing shocking as a tigers fan, that watched this guy move each level at the minors…

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Tigers fans know, the world doesn’t

@t0ny1189 3 ай бұрын

Hes been absolutely nasty so far this season

@Matter-of-Fax 26 күн бұрын

Aging very well

@mpaulm 4 ай бұрын

I think a Mariner pitcher will get it.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

They have like 3 guys who realistically could

@christhewolf4246 4 ай бұрын

Who Castillo,Kirby,Gilbert or Woo cause those are my picks for the mariners.I see Woo have a breakout season this year

@ilovejesuslofi 4 ай бұрын

SKUBAL JUST DESTROYED THE WHITE SOX

@kwii22789 4 ай бұрын

"who the fuck is that guy?"

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Now u know

@noahkalus8231 4 ай бұрын

I mean yeah if he can throw 175 innings it’s his. But it’s just in all likelihood gonna be Gausman or Burnes or somebody on the mariners. Hell Joe Ryan looked he was gonna win it last year a couple months into the season. That being said the only answer is Nick Pivetta.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Oh I’m strong on the Pivetta agenda, as well. He’s also a volume concern, though.

@noahkalus8231 4 ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseball well he's started 33 games in a season before the red sox just had him in some wacky bullpen/starter hybrid role for no reason in the latter part of 24

@risboturbide9396 4 ай бұрын

Nestor Cortes was supposed to be the next real thing, too... 😟

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Nestor Cortes throws 9mph slower

@azz2498 4 ай бұрын

Title: "Your 2024 AL Cy Young Dark Horse" 0:44 seconds in: "...so yeah, not exactly a dark horse"

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Needed a cool title, sorry

@azz2498 4 ай бұрын

"Very cool video that you must watch!" could have worked, idk @@AndThatsBaseball

@stackupbreachclear4679 4 ай бұрын

Look, he’s good. But, and I’m prolly gonna catch shit for this, but it’s the truth. He had one of the easiest schedules there was last year. OAK twice, CWS twice, BOS, LAA etc.

@staticcharm3808 4 ай бұрын

He just won't throw enough innings.

@PHXNKVHXLIC 4 ай бұрын

You know how unlikely this is?

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Vegas is giving it about 10:1, so I'm calling my shot

@PHXNKVHXLIC 4 ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseball I hope it happens just for the sake of Tiger fans. They’ve been thru a lot lately

@peterskrobola8753 4 ай бұрын

The Tigers have had such garbage pitching injury luck the last few years. E-Rod getting hurt and then leaving the country, Skubal flexor tendon issue, Mize TJ + additional back issue that kept him out for 2 seasons, Manning having 4 injuries in two years including breaking the same foot twice last year due to comebacker line drives hitting it.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Everything I’ve read indicates that their pitching development is near the top of the league, it’s only a matter of time before they get enough of these guys healthy and become one of the game’s better pitching staffs

@user-or6ym3yp7v 4 ай бұрын

Cole Ragans will have a WAY BETTER season than Skubal...I'll be here at the end of the season to trash and clown you all over 😊

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

I got money on him too so it's all good

@zackaryhaselius2226 4 ай бұрын

Not a dark horse when it hear literally everybody talk about him. Pablo Lopez is more of a dark horse.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

Pablo Lopez got CYA votes last season, absolutely not a dark horse

@zackaryhaselius2226 4 ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseball i know. Im saying hes MORE of a dark horse considering how many people are picking Skubal.

@AndThatsBaseball 4 ай бұрын

A niche group of people who know pitching are picking Skubal. People you follow. 90% of casual MLB fans don't know who Skubal is.

@zackaryhaselius2226 4 ай бұрын

@@AndThatsBaseball and? Id say 70-80% of casuals dont know Lopez. That doesnt make him more likely. Ive seen dozens of creators and random commenters say Skubal will win it. Havent seen 1 person yet pick Lopez. In fact, Skubal might be the most picked player i have seen to win it outside of Maybe Corbin Burnes.