txags92 said:

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Detroit ace Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. Such procedures typically sideline players for 2-3 months. Skubal should return before season's end, but a tough blow for the impending free agent and two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 4, 2026

bad news for Detroit

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What are "loose bodies"?

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Same thing Nolan Ryan had in his elbow when he threw his 4th no hitter. Along with muscle pulls in his legs and groin.

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superaggie73 said:

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f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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EliteElectric when he has the audacity to try to start **** on our thread and gets straight facts in return:

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And crawls back into his hole to not be heard from again

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Based on our modeling, Tarik Skubal's surplus trade value has gone from $41.2M to just $1.1M. Because he's unlikely to return before the deadline, the Tigers have lost not only their ace, but also their biggest potential trade chip, should they fall out of contention.

— Baseball Trade Values (@BaseballValues) May 4, 2026

MaxPower said:

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Keep this in mind at the trade deadline Jim (I'm assuming Dana has no real decision making powers with regards to trading veterans).

Based on our modeling, Tarik Skubal's surplus trade value has gone from $41.2M to just $1.1M. Because he's unlikely to return before the deadline, the Tigers have lost not only their ace, but also their biggest potential trade chip, should they fall out of contention.

— Baseball Trade Values (@BaseballValues) May 4, 2026

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superaggie73 said:

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Today, the #Astros announced Minor League Players of the Month for April. pic.twitter.com/zL7oOilSUI

— Astros Player Development (@AstrosPlayerDev) May 4, 2026

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Speaking of development, Janek (the Astros 1st round pick in 2024) is sporting a .395 OPS in Corpus. He's already 23, so hopefully he figures out how to at least be Maldonado with the bat by 2028.

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In my opinion this is the pick that gets Dana fired. I don't fault him as much on roster construction due to being hamstrung by prior salary decisions and lack of farm system when he got here. I don't even hate the Matthews draft pick that much because he had tools. But there was zero reason to draft Janak where we did. You should never draft a catcher 1st round unless he's a guaranteed future Allstar/HoF player like Mauer or Posey. Janak had zero tools to cause him to be a first round pick. He was a college player who hadn't even competed against legit competition. When you know you have a farm system hurting for talent, you don't waste a first round pick on a guy whose ceiling is defense first .250 hitting catcher with zero power.

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