Skubal, Neto, L. Castillo, Ma. Garcia, Corbin

Skubal is elite... Tarik Skubal (LHP, DET) rocks a 2.26 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 34% K%, and 2% BB% in 75 innings. He posted an elite, ace-like season in 2024. Can he replicate 2024? Have Skubal's skills improved?

Season	IP	ERA/xERA	WHIP	H%/S%	GB%/FB%	BB%	K%	SwK%	Vel	HR/F	BPX
2021	149.1	4.34/4.13	1.26	34%/76%	38%/41%	8%	26%	11.9%	94.4	20.5%	132
2022	117.2	3.52/3.56	1.16	32%/71%	45%/35%	7%	25%	12.2%	94.5	7.9%	138
2023	80.1	2.80/2.67	0.90	30%/69%	51%/31%	5%	33%	16.1%	95.8	6.8%	225
2024	192	2.39/2.92	0.92	30%/78%	45%/36%	5%	30%	15.4%	96.8	8.8%	196
2025	75.2	2.26/2.48	0.79	30%/76%	40%/39%	2%	35%	18.8%	97.7	8.8%	273

Skubal took another step forward:

• Skubal's xERA isn't far from his actual ERA, suggesting the skills support the outcomes. That's evident by Skubal boasting a career-best K-BB% and swinging strike rate. For...

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