Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal (28) reclaims the top spot in the Major League Baseball Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skins (22) moved up from seventh to fourth.
“Last season, left-handed pitchers underperformed,” MLB.com reported on Thursday. But this year is a different story. Six of the top 10 players in fWAR (fangraphs wins above replacement) are lefties. In the latest starting pitcher power rankings, five of the top 10 are lefties. Three left-handers are ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight time,” said the June Starting Pitcher Power Rankings.
At the top of the list is Scoobal, who has fully realized his potential this year. After dropping to No. 2 in the last Power Rankings, Scoobal reclaimed the top spot with a 2-2 record and a 3.00 ERA in five games (30 innings) in June.
For the season, he is 9-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 17 games.
MLB.com writes, “Scoubal has been ranked in every starting pitcher power ranking this year and has finished in the top two five times. This is his second No. 1 ranking. Still just 27 years old, Scoobal was a preseason breakout candidate, but he’s been much more than that. 고스톱사이트 And he’s clearly the favorite to win the American League Cy Young Award. He returned from the disabled list exactly one year ago and has since gone 16-6 with a 2.60 ERA+, 165 strikeouts and 221 walks in 32 starts.”
Corbin Burns (Baltimore) was the runner-up, followed by Garrett Croce (White Sox) in third place. Burns is 9-3 with a 2.28 ERA in 17 games (106⅔ innings) this season, while Croce is 6-6 with a 3.02 ERA in 18 games (101⅓ innings).
Rounding out the top four is special talent Paul Skins.
A first-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, Skins made his big league debut in just his second year as a professional. He has had a strong debut season, going 4-0 with a 2.06 ERA in nine games (52⅓ innings) this season. After being ranked seventh in our last rankings, Skins has jumped up to fourth with his impressive performance.
MLB.com writes, “Everyone knows how Skins has been performing so well so far, right? He didn’t have his best stuff against Atlanta on March 30th. But he still allowed just one run over six innings and struck out nine in just his ninth career start. After the game, the manager called it a “big learning moment” to see him make adjustments during the game. Believe it or not, there are legitimate voices saying that the 22-year-old pitcher should be starting for the National League in the All-Star Game,” explaining the Skins’ incredible debut season.
Scoobal at No. 1, Burns at No. 2, Croce at No. 3, and Skins at No. 4, followed by Seth Lugo at No. 5 (Kansas City), Zack Wheeler at No. 6 (Philadelphia), Tyler Glasnow at No. 7 (Dodgers), Ranger Suarez at No. 8 (Philadelphia), Chris Sale at No. 9 (Atlanta), and Max Freed at No. 10 (Atlanta).