Almost precisely two years ago to this day, on July 31st, 2014, Tyler Skaggs was lifted from a game in which he suddenly lost the feeling in his throwing hand. Skaggs had torn his UCL and would end up undergoing Tommy John surgery and thus begin his 12-18-month timetable for recovery. The hype for Skaggs as a 2016 fantasy asset resurfaced with a rage when he finished four rehab starts with an insane 35/3 K/BB ratio in just 22.2 innings while rocking a miniscule 1.19 ERA. He was recalled to make his 2016 debut against the Royals last Tuesday and continued his dominance with seven scoreless innings while only allowing four baserunners. Most of us were understandably hesitant to start Skaggs in his next start against the league’s most potent offense, Boston, but Tyler came through once more. Let’s breakdown Tyler Skaggs’ 5.1 inning gem against the Boston Red Sox with 13 HD GIFs.
As always though, let’s first take a quick glance at the strikezone plot from Skaggs’ outing:
