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Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:02 pm to lsusteve1
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He’s gonna have to learn to locate at an elite level as he gets older - the great ones all did
He’s barely 24 years old, lol. His velocity shouldn’t be falling off yet.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:24 pm to Tigeralltheway
Nolan Ryan career era 3.13. Not worried about skenes.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:28 pm to doya2
I was blasted a month ago when I asked the same question.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 11:19 pm to Tigeralltheway
It's the majors, there are literally 29 teams of analyst studying his every move and metric humanly possible. They know every percentage and tendency he has had for the last 10 years and are feeding all that data to the people that have to face him. It happens to every pitcher, he will be fine.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 12:21 am to pickle311
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They know every percentage and tendency he has had for the last 10 years and are feeding all that data to the people that have to face him. It happens to every pitcher, he will be fine.
It's more than that. His velocity is noticeably down. Something's changed independent of how other teams are approaching him.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 12:59 am to purplepylon
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We really need a Tigers in the Pros Board where we can have topics about former Tigers and keep the Rant about current LSU topics. Just a thought
You know we don’t “really need” yet another board for that. 
Posted on 8/1/26 at 1:26 am to Pipes9870slu
quote:You better explain what s Succubus is because I'm sure a large % on here have no clue.
Livvy Dunne is a succubus
Posted on 8/1/26 at 1:39 am to semjase
This boards disdain for livvy makes me think we have way more homosexuals on this board than we realized.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 6:22 am to AlwysATgr
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It's more than that. His velocity is noticeably down. Something's changed independent of how other teams are approaching him.
No doubt. Anybody that actually watches him pitch and knows anything about pitching/baseball can see the difference. His command is what's hurting hinm the most. Walking too many but also leaving too many balls over the heart of the plate. Also just not getting the same snap on his slider which was a virtually automatic wipeout pitch his firtst two years.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 7:12 am to Tigeralltheway
Even Sandy Koufax struggled at the beginning of his career. More than Skenes.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 7:18 am to Beau Fontenot
Skenes already won the Cy Young-lol
Posted on 8/1/26 at 7:21 am to Sofaking2
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He’s barely 24 years old, lol. His velocity shouldn’t be falling off yet.
It is almost impossible to sustain a 98mph avg FB over many years as a starter. Don't care who you are or how old you are. Naturally it will fall off. Your statement is wrong.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:03 am to Tigeralltheway
He is injured
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:13 am to 1ranter1
He’s gotten smart. Taken advice from others and wants to have a long career with chances of championships.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:29 am to Tigrdynasty
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No doubt. Anybody that actually watches him pitch and knows anything about pitching/baseball can see the difference.
Quite honestly, I first noticed in the WBC. The results in that game I would say were fine, not great. But what struck me is that Mexico had a lot of free swinging dudes and he had very little swing and miss that game. That surprised me.
Also, his numbers third time through are horrendous this year. Velocity is down as it's been stated but as you indicate some other factors are at play.
I wish it was as simple as "he'll be fine" but we don't know that. There may be fatigue, maybe an undiagnosed injury, or maybe there is an adjustment he needs to make - only time will tell.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:35 am to White Tiger
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He is injured
Or he can’t average 98mph on his fastball over multiple years like most mortals. It’s impossible to throw every pitch at max effort and think that is sustainable
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:47 am to Schmelly
6 Innings Pitched & 2 ER in half the games you list.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:14 am to Tigeralltheway
Seems like his average velo is down a few ticks and 1-2 mph vs the best hitters in the world is huge
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:18 am to Tigeralltheway
Velo is down
He hurt or some kind of overuse
He hurt or some kind of overuse
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