The Blue Jays brought their A-Team to face Tarik Skubal in Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers, partly thanks to A.J. Hinch and George Springer.
All the Tarik Skubal trade talk was supposed to have died last summer. But instead of swapping pitchers, Skubal found himself swapping pitches this offseason, from one Cy Young Award winner to another,
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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal cruised to the Cy Young Award in 2024, but history says he'll face an uphill battle to repeat in 2025.
Skubal entered the league with an average fastball at 94.5 mph and stayed right there for a couple of years, but he was all of the way up to 96.8 mph last season, giving him one of the league’s most effective heaters.