F/F SPOTLIGHT: Tarik Skubal

Listed as an 8C prospect with the potential to become a #3 starter by our scouting writers back in 2020, Tarik Skubal (LHP, DET) is rounding into form in 2022. In the second half of 2021, he lowered his walk rate to 4% with a 5% xBB% while his 2021 home run rate stayed above league average with a 20% HR/F. With an UP: 15 W, 3.50 ERA in the 2022 Baseball Forecaster, can he sustain his early success?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA BB%   K%  K-BB Ball%   SwK   Vel   G/L/F    H%/S%  HR/F/xHR/F
====  ===  ========= === ====  ==== =====  ====  ====  ========  =====  ========== 
2019*  92  4.75/ N/A  7%  18%   11%   35%   N/A   N/A     N/A    35/75   N/A/ N/A
2020   32  5.63/4.58  8%  28%   19%   37%  13.4  94.5  28/18/54  26/63   20%/ 17%
2021  149 ...

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