Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal always assumed his role would change at some point this season because of the imposed innings limits to the team's young pitchers. Fellow rookie Casey Mize could face a similar reality this summer.
When right-hander Spencer Turnbull returned to the rotation this week, manager AJ Hinch turned to what he described as a modified six-man rotation.
Essentially, the Tigers have five starting pitchers: Turnbull, Mize, Matthew Boyd, Jose Urena and Michael Fulmer, with Skubal molding into a hybrid role. He will bounce between starter and reliever duties for the foreseeable future.