Overview
- Skubal told the Foul Territory podcast that trade rumors do not affect his preparation and that he does not want to be traded.
- Detroit has prioritized pitching depth early in free agency, which league reporting reads as optionality that could support either a trade or a run with Skubal.
- His Scott Boras–led camp is expected to seek a deal approaching $400 million, and prior talks reportedly featured a gap of roughly $250 million after a back-to-back Cy Young season.
- Skubal has one year of team control remaining and must either go through arbitration for 2026 or sign an extension to avoid it, with one estimate placing an arbitration salary at $17.8 million.
- The Mets have been reported as an interested club discussing Skubal internally, underscoring leaguewide monitoring of Detroit’s decision.