Overview
- The Athletic’s Jim Bowden reports Detroit has a significant asking price in trade talks for Tarik Skubal, making a deal unlikely for now.
- Jon Heyman says the price point has discouraged at least the Yankees and Mets, who were unwilling to meet Detroit’s demands for one year of control.
- Skubal filed at $32 million and the Tigers at $19 million, a $13 million gap that an arbitration panel must resolve, with $32 million setting a new record above Juan Soto’s $31 million.
- Detroit still hopes to keep Skubal long term, yet Heyman previously reported a wide gulf with a baseline ask near $400 million, complicating extension chances.
- Rival executives told Bowden many clubs would rather wait for free agency than surrender top prospects, and current indications point to Detroit opening 2026 with Skubal on the roster.