Taj Bradley or Tarik Skubal
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| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Taj Bradley SP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 11 |
| Games Started | 7 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 43.1 | 60.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 54 |
| Earned Runs | 13 | 24 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 70 |
| Walks | 6 | 26 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.56 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.32 |
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Taj Bradley SP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 30 |
| Games Started | 31 | 25 |
| Innings Pitched | 191.2 | 138.6 |
| Wins | 14 | 7 |
| Losses | 7 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 146 | 131 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 230 | 133 |
| Walks | 39 | 49 |
| ERA | 2.60 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 0.97 | 1.30 |
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Taj Bradley SP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Tarik Skubal tossed 54 pitches over five scoreless innings in a rehab start on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th | Taj Bradley allowed four earned runs on seven hits and five walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings in Wednesday's loss to the White Sox. Matthew Adam Thu, Jun 4th | |
| Tarik Skubal will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday at High-A West Michigan. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th | Taj Bradley allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over four innings in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates. Matthew Adam Sat, May 30th | |
| Tarik Skubal reportedly could make a rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st | Taj Bradley will have his next start pushed back to Friday’s series opener against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th | |
| Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tarik Skubal will throw his next sim game on Monday at Tropicana Field. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | Taj Bradley allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Sun, May 24th | |
| Tigers manager A.J Hinch said Tarik Skubal will face live hitters again on Sunday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th | The Twins activated RHP Taj Bradley from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Tarik Skubal dominated in 2025, posting ace-level ratios while maintaining elite strikeout and walk rates across a full workload (195 IP). His 2026 projections remain optimistic, forecasting another sub-3 ERA with a strong WHIP and strikeout volume. The sustainability is supported by stable velocity, plus command, and one of the league's best swinging-strike profiles. Skubal enters 2026 as a true fantasy ace and a reliable anchor for managers prioritizing pitching early. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Do you prefer Randy Johnson or Greg Maddux? Roger Clemens or Pedro Martinez? The Skubal vs. Skenes debate will hopefully rage on for years. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | ||
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Taj Bradley SP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #139 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #97 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-4) | #189 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-7) | #41 |
| Sun, Mar 29th |   |   |   | @ BAL | Shane Baz (3-6) | #77 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (8-3) | #58 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #76 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-5) | #72 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #94 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd |   |   |   | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #39 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #85 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #157 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #70 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-3) | #100 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #149 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-2) | #86 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #16 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-2) | #67 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #106 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (3-4) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #192 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (1-7) | #64 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #314 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-2) | #246 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #135 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #262 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (5-4) | #63 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #137 |
| Mon, Apr 13th |   |   |   | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #18 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #39 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #117 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-3) | #91 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-6) | #175 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #93 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #18 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-6) | #160 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (7-1) | #52 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #32 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #240 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #159 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #156 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-0) | #89 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #93 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (5-2) | #20 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-6) | #160 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-3) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #186 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-4) | #61 |
| Mon, Apr 27th |   |   |   | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (4-3) | #198 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (4-4) | #13 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #239 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-5) | #17 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (5-3) | #105 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #21 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #53 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-2) | #246 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #104 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #11 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-5) | #75 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-3) | #60 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #182 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-4) | #83 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #30 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-5) | #270 |
| Thu, May 7th |   |   |   | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #205 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #76 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-2) | #54 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-4) | #80 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #46 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #94 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #31 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (4-4) | #25 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #115 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-0) | #89 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (6-0) | #59 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #32 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #131 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-3) | #60 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | #196 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty (3-0) | #166 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #56 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #21 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-2) | #172 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #99 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (3-3) | #141 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-2) | #54 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #345 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #46 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-8) | #132 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #183 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (3-2) | #57 |
| Sat, May 23rd |   |   |   | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #182 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #97 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #30 |
| Mon, May 25th |   |   |   | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #200 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | #427 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (3-3) | #126 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (7-4) | #51 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-1) | #215 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-2) | #82 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-2) | #84 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (1-0) | #201 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (1-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #200 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-3) | #92 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CWS | Sean Burke (3-3) | #126 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-3) | #35 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-4) | #61 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-1) | #215 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-3) | #100 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-2) | #84 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-2) | #86 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #405 |
| Thu, Jun 4th |   |   |   | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #117 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #6 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-4) | #80 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (2-0) | #48 | vs KC | Luinder Avila (1-2) | #216 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #43 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #94 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-2) | #67 | @ DET | Troy Melton (2-0) | #119 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIN | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-4) | #26 | ||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (2-3) | #78 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-4) | #193 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #46 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #102 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #109 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #85 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #31 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #70 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #134 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #53 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-4) | #195 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #104 |
| Thu, Jun 18th |   |   |   | @ TEX | ||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd |   |   |   | @ NYY | ||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATH | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATH | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATH | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th |   |   |   | vs KC | ||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATH | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATH | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATH | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th |   |   |   | vs BAL | ||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs CWS | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs CWS | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CLE | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CLE | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CLE | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SD | Michael King (4-5) | #40 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #142 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #76 |   |   |   |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #30 |   |   |   |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (3-2) | #57 |   |   |   |
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #109 |   |   |   |
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (5-4) | #217 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs CWS |   |   |   | ||

