It looks like Tigers ace Tarik Skubal will be out for a significant portion of the season.
This kind of renders the pre-season prognostications moot and is especially true when considering print publications.
Skubal, along with the Pirates’ Paul Skenes, was the subject of a feature article in Athlon (“Pair of Aces: Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes Are Dominating Their Respective Leagues”). The magazine picked the Tigers to finish first in the AL Central.
Sports Illustrated’s baseball preview issue also picked the Tigers for first.
In “Baseball’s Best: Value in Numbers,” Lindy’s listed as tops among pitchers overall, as well as #1 in “off-speed pitch” and “command” (and second in “arsenal”). They picked the Tigers for second in the Central and one of the wild cards.
Baseball Digest pegged the team for third in their division, with no wild card berth.
As of this posting, Detroit is tied with Cleveland for first place with 18-18 records. Big whoop.
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