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Tarik Skubal has strengthened his case for a second straight AL Cy Young Award. On Sunday night, he struck out 11 batters with no walks in Detroit's 2-1 win over Texas.
The likes of the Dodgers, Yankees and Mets could be bidding up to $400 million when Tarik Skubal becomes a free agent, per Buster Olney.
Tarik Skubal picked up right where he left off in his first start after the All-star break, dazzling against the Rangers.
Matt Vierling hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak by beating the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night. Vierling’s base hit up the middle off Chris Martin (1-6) scored Gleyber Torres after the Rangers finally got something going against
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, Skubal is on track to command a deal worth as much as $400 million once he hits the open market. Olney pointed to three franchises with the financial muscle and competitive appeal to land him: the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets.
Skubal, who beat the Rangers in Detroit in May, is 10-3 and is third in the majors in ERA (2.23), second in strikeouts per nine innings (11.38) and sixth in innings pitched (122). He was the AL starter for Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal gave up two runs, struck out two while recording the first ever ABS challenge in All-Star Game history in his one and only outing.
The Detroit Tigers will enter the second half of the MLB season with the best record in baseball at 59–38. Their success earned them six All-Star selections—Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize, Riley Greene, Javier Baez, Gleyber Torres and Zach McKinstry.