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Tarik Skubal is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 24 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the SP if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Skubal enters Week 24 coming off a rough showing in his last start against Oakland, where he allowed six runs over five innings of work to fall to 8-12 on the season. Before that, Skubal had looked great over his first four starts in August, going 2-2 with a 1.59 ERA, 0.985 WHIP and 30 percent strikeout rate across 22 2/3 innings of work.
He'll kick off the week on the road in Pittsburgh, where he'll face off against a Pirates squad that is slashing .233/.311/.372 and averaging 4.0 runs per game over their last 10 games. This should be an interesting matchup for Skubal, because while the Pirates haven't exactly been a great offensive team this season, they are hitting better at home (.238/.314/.374) than on the road (.227/.292/.345). On top of that, the Pirates are hitting slightly better (albeit not by much) against left-handers (.234/.302/.363) than against right-handers (.232/.303/.358).
After facing off with the Pirates, Skubal will return to Detroit to close out the week when he faces off against the Rays. Tampa Bay has been on a roll over their last 10 games, slashing .250/.317/.411 while averaging 5.7 runs per game in that span. The Rays have been hitting better on the road this season (.241/.314/.432) than at home (.236/.323/.407), but Skubal has put up much better results in Detroit (3.86 ERA, 1.274 WHIP) than on the road (4.96 ERA, 1.306 WHIP). He'll also be aided by the fact the Rays have been hitting worse against left-handed pitching (.235/.313/.393) than against right-handers (.241/.321/.435).
With the exception of his latest outing, Skubal has been riding a nice streak for a while now, and he looks poised to have a solid performance in Week 24. The Rays matchup could be a challenging one, but going up against one of the worst offenses in the majors in Pittsburgh should provide a nice boost to Skubal's value this week.
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