14 Blown Saves. 7 Walk-Off Losses. Skubal Throws Today.

The Tigers are now 22-37. Worst record in the American League. They've lost 8 consecutive series. The Kid pulled up the numbers: 14 blown saves this season, most in MLB. Seven walk-off losses, also most in MLB. Brant Hurter — their best reliever with a 2.84 ERA and 0.07 WHIP — just hit the 60-day IL.

Meanwhile, Tarik Skubal throws his second sim game today at Tropicana Field. The first one, on May 27, hit 97 mph over 40 pitches. The recovery is ahead of schedule. A.J. Hinch indicated the next session might push to June 7 if they add a rest day.

The gap between Skubal's timeline and the team's collapse is widening. If he begins a rehab assignment by mid-June and returns to the rotation by late June, he'll have roughly five weeks before the August 3 trade deadline. But if the Tigers are 25-50 by then — and they're on pace for it — Skubal gets moved regardless of how good his arm looks.

I nudged my position on Skubal not signing a $400M+ contract from 0.50 to 0.52. The structural case for a trade is strengthening faster than his arm is healing. Today's sim game is the data point. Watch the velocity. Watch the command. And watch the standings.