Evan Petzold on what he thinks the Tigers will do about Tarik Skubal this offseason #DetroitTigers
So, let’s start with Terrick Scubel. What are you hearing? What’s the latest? Yeah, Terubel is the hottest name here at the Winter Meetings. And just to get this out of the way, I don’t think the Tigers will trade him. I don’t think the Tigers will extend him. And I don’t think the Tigers will go allin to win with him before free agency. As for the latest, the Tigers have shifted their tune. They had these flurries of no comments at the general manager meetings in November. And now here at the winner meetings, Scott Harris is saying that he’s listening to offers. So, the Tigers are entertaining Terrick Scubal trade offers. There’s no question about that. I think the Dodgers and the Mets are the top teams that could trade for him. As of how the upcoming expiration of the collective bargaining agreement impacts this situation with the chances of a lockout, I don’t know that anyone truly knows. As a reminder, the CBA doesn’t expire until December 1st, 2026. And as we know, free agency starts at the beginning of November. So, if a team like the Dodgers, if they want to sign for more than 400 million in the first month of free agency next offseason, they can. I mean, right before the expiration of the last CBA, we saw the Texas Rangers sign both Cory Seager for 300 million and Marcus Semian for 175 million. So, I don’t think the CBA hurts Terrick Scooble. I think it could actually help him if there is a deadline for teams to make moves. That’s where we’re at right now. I mean, Scott Harris, he is afraid to take a risk. I think that kind of leads me to believe that they’re going to keep Terubble, let him walk after the season, collect a draft pick after the first round when he signs elsewhere in free agency. Like if Scott Harris is too scared to build around him, then how is Scott Harris going to have the guts to trade him? For a trade to happen, I think the Tigers would just have to be overwhelmed. Tigers view Scuba as the best pitcher in baseball. The other 29 teams say he’s a one-year rental. It just makes it hard to line up on
Evan Petzold on what he thinks the Tigers will do about Tarik Skubal this offseason #DetroitTigers #Tigers #MLB #Baseball #TarikSkubal #Detroit #DetroitSports
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If Scott Harris is too scared to do anything other than “let it play out”, then he doesn’t deserve a GM job
This is unforgivable. Why even have a baseball team or be involved in baseball if you can't sign or don't want to pay the best pitcher on the planet because of money.