equal time Phil Mushnick MLB teams continue to ignore the ugly folly of their own making By Phil Mushnick Published May 9, 2026, 2:49 p.m. ET Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers pitches in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 29, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images He told us so!
Superstar Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, a zillion dollar free-agent in waiting, now may have to wait forever.
He was among those this column’s pitching professor, Jim Curnal, recently identified as being another senseless victim in waiting, as in immediate danger of kissing his career kaput.
