Analyzing Top Pitchers in American League for Next Season

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00:00Starting now here with the American League Cy Young.

00:03Pardon me.

00:04Now, Tarek Skubal sits at the top at plus 350.

00:06Garrett Crochet is now 600, plus 600.

00:11Cole Reagans, if you're on this whole Royals bandwagon

00:14with the emergence of Bobby Witt, plus 1,100.

00:17The return of Jacob deGrom, plus 1,100.

00:19Logan Gilbert in a great pitcher's park, plus 1,200.

00:23Garrett Cole, Hunter Brown.

00:25Joe, what do you like and why?

00:28Well, I like Skubal at the top still, at plus 350.

00:32That makes a lot of sense to me.

00:34There's another guy, too, that might be on his way out

00:36somewhere soon, you know?

00:37Maybe the Detroit Tigers compete again.

00:39I like what they've done this off season,

00:41trying to be competitive.

00:42It was tough to get free agents there.

00:44I think bringing in Torres is an interesting, you know,

00:46maybe change of scenery for him.

00:48Not the best ballpark factor for him, theoretically,

00:50but maybe it's more of a mental thing for Torres

00:52just to get out of New York.

00:53But Skubal is really hard to argue against.

00:56He's become this, you know, left-handed,

00:58dominant starting pitcher here where I think

01:00you can see a lot of those big-time teams

01:03in the race for him in the next year or so.

01:05So we'll keep a close eye on that one.

01:07I mean, Skubal's just, he just lights out.

01:09Now, Crochet is fascinating that he's rocketed up

01:13to the number two spot here, and I understand why.

01:16If you look at just the raw statistics

01:18of a guy like Garrett Crochet,

01:20he struck out 209 guys last year.

01:22That was seventh best, but he did it in just 146 innings.

01:27Everybody else in that grouping was at 177 or more.

01:30So I get it.

01:31Statistically speaking, Crochet is very exciting.

01:33How does he react, though, pitching in that environment,

01:36in Fenway Park, in games that matter?

01:38It's a little different than pitching for the White Sox,

01:40so I'm not saying the pressure can get to him.

01:42I'm just saying it's not tested yet.

01:45Jacob deGrom to come back and Winnes-Syong,

01:47I think, is asking a lot.

01:48Comeback Player of the Year is intriguing,

01:50but that's a lot to me.

01:51Cole Riggins, obviously another guy

01:53with big strikeout potential,

01:54so him and Crochet are up there for a reason,

01:56but in terms of the best pitcher,

01:58best pitcher on this board is Tariq Skoobel.

02:00Garrett Cole, an intriguing value.

02:02I do wanna say, though,

02:04Logan Gilbert's the guy that really stands out to me, too.

02:06I don't think people appreciated

02:08just how good Logan Gilbert was,

02:09and if Skoobel has any hiccups

02:11or any health issues whatsoever.

02:13Logan Gilbert, last year, a 3-2-3 ERA,

02:15over 33 starts through 208 innings.

02:18That's more innings than Zach Wheeler.

02:20That's more innings than Tariq Skoobel.

02:22That's more innings than Chris Sale.

02:24He had 220 strikeouts, a .89 whip.

02:26That .89 whip was better than Tariq Skoobel.

02:29It was better than Chris Sale.

02:30It was better than Zach Wheeler.

02:32The problem is he only won nine games.

02:34Why?

02:35Because nobody scores runs in the Seattle Mariners.

02:38It's frustrating.

02:39So if the Mariners fix that just a little bit,

02:41Logan Gilbert might finally win 15, 16 games,

02:45and I know they say,

02:46oh, wins don't matter anymore, but they do.

02:48They do, and he pitches on the West Coast,

02:49and it doesn't get the same attention

02:50as some other guys do on the East Coast

02:52or even in the Central Time Zone,

02:53so keep an eye on Logan Gilbert at plus 1,200.

02:56I really like that potential for him,

02:58and I know you're interested in Logan Gilbert, too.

03:00You see what I see, which is there's potential here

03:02for the, I think, national media and national fan base

03:06to really understand, hey,

03:08this guy's one of the best pitchers in baseball,

03:10and last year, he was right there with all the guys

03:12that were winning these awards.

03:14Agreed.

03:15The skilled orator that is Joe Pisapia makes a great point.

03:19You know, it's hard to see in that park.

03:20The batter's eye is difficult.

03:22You mentioned that they don't score runs.

03:23Listen, you need one, sometimes three, right?

03:26We had a stat, I think they're 43-7 last year

03:29when they scored three or more runs,

03:30so do that for Logan Gilbert.

03:33The next name on the list, though, to me,

03:35is, I think, Shane McClanahan.

03:37I think this is a great lineup.

03:39Isn't Eli Jimenez there, as well?

03:41The staff is deep.

03:42The path to wins is there, as well,

03:44if Fairbanks is healthy,

03:45so I think that's something that we can look at, as well.

03:48I do like the school bull notion,

03:50just watching him pitch.

03:52He's just an absolute hoss,

03:53and I'll throw another long shot at you here,

03:55and I know you might not like it,

03:56but I think Max Freed can evolve into greatness as a Yankee,

03:59and I think the pen gives him win equity,

04:01so I think there's definitely some opportunity here.

04:04So you think that Max Freed can separate himself

04:06from Garrett Cole?

04:07Do I just, because he's fresh and new,

04:09you think maybe that's all you need?

04:10No, I think Garrett Cole's taking a step back.

04:12I think Max Freed and the rest of the staff

04:14is gonna take a step forward,

04:15and I think that's where it's gonna stand out.

04:18All right.

04:19And McClanahan, look, McClanahan, for me,

04:21is another guy, too, that, like, I love the talent.

04:23I'm just curious to see, you know,

04:24we are taking somebody out of that

04:26uber-great pitching environment in Tampa

04:29into a whole different environment we just don't know,

04:32but if it's a good one, there's value here, plus 2,000,

04:35so you do have some huge value there

04:37to even just make money, and he doesn't have to win it.

04:39He's just gotta get in the conversation by midseason.

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