Garrett Crochet Predicted To Surpass Tarik Skubal In Key 2026 Metric
The Boston Red Sox ace is poised for another elite season.
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com writer Manny Randhawa revealed on Monday the results of an MLB. com writers poll predicting that Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet will lead the American League in strikeouts in 2026, with Detroit Tigers ace and reigning AL Cy Young Tarik Skubal predicted to finish second in K's behind Crochet. "Crochet gets the nod over Skubal," Randhawa wrote .
"And why not? All he’s done in his first two seasons as a full-time starter is strike out 32. 9% of batters he faced.
He led baseball with 255 punchouts in 2025, and he’s primed for another prodigious strikeout performance for Boston in ’26. " "Skubal is no slouch in the strikeout department, either," Randhawa added. "He finished second to Crochet with 241 K’s last season, and the year before that, he led MLB with 228.