Thanks to consistent dominance in the minor leagues, southpaw Tarik Skubal has forced fans of the Detroit Tigers to learn his name since being drafted. His stellar play saw him climb from a relatively unknown ninth-round draft pick into a mainstay in top 100 lists during his first full minor league campaign in 2019. His meteoric rise was the final addition to the three-headed pitching prospect monster waiting in the wings of the Tigers farm system.
Among a flurry of moves made on Monday, the Tigers called up Skubal. His ascent has been well documented, built on one of the best fastballs in the minors, and an ability to make batters whiff.