"If you’re a Detroit Tigers fan worrying about what the postseason rotation will look like beyond Tarik Skubal, relax," Rosenthal wrote. "Beyond aces like Skubal, the performances of starting pitchers in the postseason means only so much," Rosenthal wrote. That's not entirely correct – and it oversimplifies how postseason pitching value works. Obviously, Skubal is central to the Tigers' postseason pitching plans. The individual performances of each pitcher on the Tigers' staff – not just Skubal – do matter, especially in the postseason, and it's not like the Tigers have been without their bullpen issues this year.