LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 10: General Manager Brandon Gomes of the Los Angeles Dodgers speaks with the media during the 2026 MLB General Managers Meetings at Aria Resort & Casino on November 10, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV—Day One of the 2026 Major League Baseball General Manager Meetings is offically underway, and with it comes more clarity on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offseason plans.
Entering the winter, the Dodgers had few players hitting the open market; however, the one big fish also happens to be the consensus top free agent in this year’s class: two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.
Skubal, 29, is set to receive a massive payday, and with it, the lefty plans to sign before the eventual league-wide lockout that could change the sport’s financial landscape.
So, as expected, Skubal’s market is expected to get rolling fast, with potential meetings with clubs at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas this week.
Skubal is already set to join the New York Mets brass during the meetings, but Brandon Gomes has now revealed that the Dodgers will also join the fray.
The Dodgers acquired Skubal ahead of the trade deadline in a blockbuster deal that sent three prospects to Detroit. In 10 regular-season starts with Los Angeles, he went 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA and 70 strikeouts across 62 innings.
He also delivered in the postseason, recording a 2.45 ERA with 14 strikeouts over 11 innings in two starts.