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AL Active Roster K-bb ranks of the SP probables - 120 IP minimum for a view of Kremer, 46 guys at the end of the 2024 AL.

(17) Burnes v. (7) Ragans

(23) Eflin v. (24) Lugo

(32) Kremer v. (28) Wacha

ERA they line up 2.92 Burnes, 3.00 Lugo, 3.14 Ragans, 3.35 Wacha, 3.59 Eflin, 4.10 Kremer

Brady Singer is 26th and Michael Lorenzen is 46th (aka, dead last) if he makes the ALWC roster.   They are bullpen options for Matt Quatraro this series.

An average AL club ending the season with about three starters covering 120 innings feels about right for this moment in the Driveline era.

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7 hours ago, Malike said:

Ragans 186IP, 146H, 15HR, 67BB and 223K's.

Skubal 192IP, 142H, 15HR, 35BB, 228K's.

Pick your poison, both should do the job about equally.

If the point was "Skubal is better" you kind of proved that for them. More innings, more K's, less ER, less Walks, less hits, better W/L. Across the board.

Ragans is very very very good- but Skubal is better, and the runaway for AL Cy Young. Either is capable of shutting down an offense- and Ragans did just that earlier this year. But we also roughed up Ragans in the other start. No matter who we face, we're going to find things that make it tough, its the playoffs. Lets keep playing good ball and get payback for 2014. 

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