Cy Young Winner Tarik Skubal Seeks Repeat Amid AL Competition

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00:00The reigning Cy Young winner is back in Detroit, Tarek Skubal, plus 350.

00:06Last repeat Cy Young winner in either league, that was Jacob DeGrom for the New York Mets in 2018 and 2019.

00:13Hasn't happened in the American League since 1999-2000 in Pedro Martinez.

00:19Some great stat finds from our stat man and producer extraordinaire, Joe Friese, rookie of the year.

00:26Jason Dominguez, four home runs in eight games when he first came up in 2023,

00:31then tore his UCL, played only 18 games in 2024. Dominguez with the Yankees, right?

00:37I'm not crazy in saying that. 3-1 number for Dominguez there.

00:41Manager of the year, Dan Wilson at a 4-1 number. First season as the Mariners manager.

00:48Seattle expected to be in that playoff mix around the American League and AOS.

00:52Team win total at 84-1. Emmanuel Classe, plus 250, to be the reliever of the year.

00:59Like Aaron Judge, he has won this award twice in the last three seasons, in 2022 and 2024.

01:04And if Mike Trout, with the move to right field, can stay healthy,

01:08comeback player of the year at plus 350 in the AL, makes a ton of sense.

01:13Yeah, the Trout one does make a lot of sense. Like this guy just has to come back and hit 280 and hit, what, 25 home runs.

01:18He's probably going to be the comeback player of the year at a plus 350 price, which looks pretty solid.

01:22But I want to focus here on the AL Cy Young award-winning market,

01:25because Tarek Skubal is a damn good pitcher, rightfully so, plus 350.

01:29Where have all the good pitchers gone in the American League though, Ben?

01:32Like second place is Garrett Crochet, Cole Reagans, a 36-year-old broken down.

01:37Jacob deGrom is 11-1 in fourth place in the odds market.

01:40Like, I'm surprised I see Garrett Cole at 12-1, knowing that he can win it, max free 20-1.

01:45But my goodness, like you usually expect to see like top names,

01:48at least for the first 10 in the odds market.

01:50And number two, we're getting Garrett Crochet?

01:53Did everybody get stolen from the Dodgers, the Phillies for the National League,

01:56where that's the only market that you can actually have legitimate pitchers in?

01:59That is an absolutely wide open market.

02:01Now, granted, would you bet Skubal again?

02:03Of course, fantastic left-handed pitcher.

02:04But we know, tough award to pick because baseball players, particularly high-end pitchers,

02:10tend to miss time and break down.

02:11And how many years can you go 200-plus innings and be filthy and dominant?

02:15Now, Tariq Skubal probably can win it.

02:16But my goodness, you look down that board again,

02:18there are some pitching names out there with some huge numbers that you might want to back.

02:23But I just don't see that star power anymore in the American League pitchers.