"Each year, I make a bold prediction for every team as part of our MLB season preview. These aren't wacky, unthinkable predictions -- like a catcher hitting 60 home runs or a hitter reaching base nine times in a World Series game or the World Series being decided by the length of the lead a runner gets off third base. No, who could predict any of that happening?"
"Grade: A+ Looking ahead to 2026: It won't be easy to top 7.7 WAR and a 1.97 ERA, but Skenes can do it. He can certainly improve upon his 187⅔ innings as the Pirates still held him back, letting him reach 100 pitches in just eight of his 31 starts. With a few more starts on four days of rest and additional innings, a 9- or 10-WAR season is possible."
"Nailed it. Woo went 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA and 4.2 WAR - double the 2.1 of fellow rotation members Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo. Woo, who finished fifth in the Cy Young voting, also set an MLB record when he pitched at least six innings in each of his first 25 starts of the season. Unfortunately, he injured his pectoral muscle in his final start of the regular season, missed the ALDS and was only able to pitch out of the bullpen in the te"
Paul Skenes won the Cy Young Award while posting 7.7 WAR and a 1.97 ERA, the best season for a Pirates starter in the live-ball era. He pitched 187⅔ innings with the team limiting him to 100 pitches in only eight of 31 starts. With more innings and additional four-day rest starts, a 9- or 10-WAR season is possible in 2026. Bryan Woo emerged as Seattle's top starter, going 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA and 4.2 WAR, finishing fifth in Cy Young voting and setting an MLB record for six-inning outings in each of his first 25 starts, then suffering a late pectoral injury that cost him postseason starts.
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