Impact of Valdez’s Contract on Skubal and Tigers

By Miguel Mike Medina Left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez got paid big time, and the team is the Detroit Tigers. Valdez and the Tigers agree on a three-year, $115 million deal.  The 32-year-old will get the highest AAV ever for a left-handed pitcher as well as the highest for a Latin American pitcher. Valdez spent his…

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Tarik Skubal’s Quest for Back-to-Back Cy Young Awards

By Miguel Mike Medina Photo Credit: AP Photo/Jessica Tobias Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has a chance to do something that hasn’t been done in 25 years, and that is to win back-to-back American League Cy Young awards. Pedro Martinez was the last pitcher to accomplish this feat with the Boston Red Sox in 1999…

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