The most concerning part of that is about ace Tarik Skubal. Skubal, 28, is well on his way to a second consecutive AL Cy Young victory, with an 11-3 record, an AL-leading 2.18 ERA, 181 strikeouts, and an MLB-leading 1.95 FIP and 0.832 WHIP.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/tigers as Tarik Skubal Gives Thoughts On Tigers' Trade Deadline Approach. Based on the first half the Detroit Tigers had, everyone knew they would be buying in some capacity ahead of the trade deadline. But no one quite knew what to expect.

Skubal is looking to repeat as AL Cy winner. The Red Sox' Garrett Crochet, Twins' Joe Ryan and Astros' Hunter Brown are his closest pursuers.