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Tarik Skubal likely wins his second Cy Young, but Astros will be cashing in

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is the favorite to win his second straight Cy Young Award.

Hunter Brown may have been the afterthought behind Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Boston Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet when the American League Cy Young award finalists were announced, but in the eyes of the Houston Astros , he’s already won big.

Brown’s finalist finish triggers the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) reward in the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, giving Houston an extra pick after the first round in the 2026 draft. For a club that has thinned out its farm system to keep a long contention window open, that pick is a real asset.

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