MLB Awards Watch: Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal in Front of Cy Young Race, but neither Is Running Away with It

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal reveals contract number he'd happily re-sign for

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal addressed his contract extension talks in a recent episode of Pardon My Take.

MLB Awards Watch: Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal in front of Cy Young race, but neither is running away with it

There's an opening in each league to catch the frontrunners

Paul Skenes Makes History Every Time He Pitches

The Pittsburgh ace pitcher is off to a historic start thanks to his elite pitch variety. Will the Pirates be able to take advantage? It’s not hyperbole to say that we have not seen a Major League Baseball pitcher like Paul Skenes in the last 100 years. The Pittsburgh Pirates‘ 23-year-old superstar starting pitcher has a sterling 1.88 ERA in an MLB-leading 91 innings pitched this season. Skenes, the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year, has a …

Why Just Baseball is Taking a Stance Against Paul Skenes’ Mock Trades

Paul Skenes, a 22-year-old pitcher and Rookie of the Year, is generating buzz around potential trade rumors. However, the narrative surrounding his value raises questions, especially given that he has quickly become the face of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. With a unique service time situation due to the current collective bargaining agreement, the Pirates must weigh the benefits of trading their most valuable asset versus nurturing their yo…

Why Just Baseball is Taking a Stance Against Paul Skenes' Mock Trades

How could anyone realistically mock a trade for Paul Skenes? This is a 22-year-old unicorn who is already the most popular pitcher in all of baseball. Skenes started the All-Star Game last year, which was technically only the 12th start of his MLB career, and would go on to win Rookie of the Year. This is a guy to build your entire franchise around, not one that should be in trade rumors in the middle of just his second year in the show. Yet her…

Skenes takes NL lead, Skubal paces AL in latest Cy Young poll

As the baseball season sprints towards summer, the favorites for the Cy Young Award are starting to distance themselves from the field -- at least, that's the case in MLB.com's latest Cy Young Award poll. Paul Skenes takes over the No. 1 spot in the National League from Yoshinobu Yamamoto