Dunedin, Fla. — If you were hellbent to do so, you could come up with logical and reasonable arguments against Tarik Skubal starting the season in the Tigers’ rotation.
He’s still young (24). He went from Double-A to the big leagues last year and only threw 32 innings over seven starts. He’s far from a finished product. He still needs seasoning. And besides, do you want to use up all his innings at the beginning of the season, in bad weather? Plus, what are you going to do with the veteran pitchers the Tigers brought in?