Two Questions Worth Asking

The game was over as soon as White Sox starter Martin Perez threw his second pitch in the bottom of the first, which Jahmai Jones promptly hit over the left-field wall. Tigers 6 Sox 0. To say that Tigers’ starter Tarik Skubal dominated would be a gross understatement. The 28-year old lefty went seven innings, giving up two hits and a walk while fanning six. The win gives Skubal a 13-4 record with a 2.10 ERA, stats that could earn him a second consecutive Cy Young Award. Which got me wondering. Would the White Sox consider going after Skubal, a free agent after next season? Would they pay to keep one of their own pitchers with Skubal-level talent? Holy Mark Buehrle, I don’t think so.