Tarik Skubal Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Posted by Arica Deslauriers on Saturday, May 18, 2024
Fastball: 60. Slider: 60. Changeup: 50. Curveball: 55. Control: 55.

TRACK RECORD: Skubal missed the 2017 season at Seattle University recovering from Tommy John surgery but pitched well enough in his return for the Tigers to draft him in the ninth round in 2018. He vaulted into top prospect conversations following a jaw-dropping stint with Double-A Erie that concluded with a 2.13 ERA and 17.4 strikeouts per nine innings. He made his major league debut on Aug. 18 and made eight appearances.

SCOUTING REPORT: Skubal’s biggest selling point is his 94-98 mph fastball with late life. It’s an overpowering pitch he can locate to both sides of the plate, though his command was scattered in his debut. Skubal’s secondaries are still developing. He flashes a plus slider and an above-average curveball, and he should be able to land them in the strike zone more often as he develops confidence in them. His changeup boasts plus movement and is effective when mixed properly, but it still lacks consistency compared to the rest of his arsenal. Skubal uses his 6-foot-3 frame to create a natural downhill attack against hitters and stays in and around the strike zone.

THE FUTURE: Skubal’s debut showed that his command and secondaries still need work. His arsenal still gives him the ceiling of at least a mid-rotation starter.

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