Things are looking up for southpaws.
This season’s 11th edition of the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings is also the first in which left-handers swept the top three spots. They also accounted for four of the top five and five of 10 overall. But which lefty should reign supreme? It was a close call this time around.
As always, these rankings are based on a formula constructed by MLB.com’s data team, which considers performance over the past 365 days but places greater weight on season-long and especially recent performance.
Here are the latest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. (Note: These rankings, and the stats cited below, are based on results through Tuesday's games.)
1. Tarik Skubal , Tigers (Previously: 1)
Skubal remains in the top spot for the sixth straight time, going back to M