What he was hearing at first was that the likelihood of a Tarik Skubal trade was that he was unlikely to move. Not because the interest wasn’t there, but because there wasn’t any inclination that the Tigers were willing to listen to offers for him.
As the meetings approached, and he rekindled talks with those same executives, he is now hearing that the Tigers are seriously weighing their options with their ace.
With Scott Boras as his agent, the likelihood of an extension happening is essentially zero, leading to the Tigers’ Front Office contemplating whether one final season of Skubal, where they would risk losing him to a single compensation pick, should he sign elsewhere, worth passing up on multiple years of control that would come with the package they would receive in return.
While he noted that the price for Skubal is incredibly high, and rightfully so, Buster does believe that they are going to get blown away by the offers they receive for the back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner.
What Are the Twins Actually Going to Do?
For all of the fans out there of the TV Show “The Office”, just picture the “snip, snap, snip, snap” scene of Michael Scott and that is a perfect encapsulation of where the Minnesota Twins ownership and Front Office currently stand on the state of their organization.
After moving on from significant players on their roster at the deadline, and rumors continuing to swirl around Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan, and Pablo Lopez, the Twins are looking to begin the 2026 season with them on the roster. Buster was clear to say that they should “Rip the bandaid off” and fully commit to what looked like a full teardown to the studs.