Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman hold a draft to pick which teams they believe will allow the fewest runs in baseball this season. Check out the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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What am I gonna do here?
I’m gonna take the Detroit Tigers at number two.
Mm-hmm.
Yep.
And I think it is simple.
They have the best pitcher.
Oh.
And they- Yeah.
Yeah, that’s helpful.
They, they have the best pitcher in Tarik Skubal, and they play in a big ballpark, and they have shown an ability to be good at run prevention.
You know, last year, the Tigers finished 16th, which is surprisingly low.
I think I like the bullpen this year more with the– with, you know, bringing back Kyle Finnegan for a full season.
I like Kenley Jansen in that ballpark.
I think a big step forward this year from Tyler Holton.
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And then the Skubal-Fromber tandem at the top of the rotation, I feel very good about.
so yeah, I mean, w- I, I spent a lot of time thinking about this, and then in the end I was like, “I’m gonna take the team with the best pitcher,” and f- that’ll do it.