VIDEO: Tarik Skubal Absolutely Dominated Tigers' First Spring Training Exhibition Game
MLB spring training action is finally underway Friday and the Detroit Tigers got started with an exhibition against Southeastern University. Rising prospect Tarik Skubal got the start for Detroit and proceeded to look dominant against the college opposition.
Here's all 22 of @TarikSkubal's pitches from today's exhibition outing against SEU, condensed into under a minute of video. Enjoy! #SpringTraining2020 pic.twitter.com/afIRAB33xW
— ? Adam Dubbin ? (@AdamDubbin) February 21, 2020
Skubal saw limited action and showed off his ability to throw absolute smoke. Having this type of velocity as a left-handed pitcher shows why he is ranked as the No. 46 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.
Tarik Skubal sitting 94-96, hit 98 mph.
— Cody Stavenhagen (@CodyStavenhagen) February 21, 2020
Got a called third strike on a filthy curve and another on a good slider. 1-2-3 inning (yeah, these are college hitters).
Skubal rose as high as Double-A last season where he posted a 2.13 ERA in nine starts. He also had an insane mark of 82 strikeouts in 42.1 innings of work.
The Tigers are expected to be bad once again in 2020 as the rebuilding process continues. That bodes well for Skubal, who should see some major league action as long as the organization doesn't keep him in the minors to hold that extra year of service time.