{"id":547997,"date":"2026-01-31T18:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/547997\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T18:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:40:15","slug":"new-cubs-trade-proposal-for-tarik-skubal-emerges-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/547997\/","title":{"rendered":"New Cubs Trade Proposal For Tarik Skubal Emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new trade concept has surfaced involving the <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/teams\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Cubs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Cubs<\/a> and Detroit Tigers star pitcher Tarik Skubal, potentially addressing the North Siders\u2019 need for a dominant starter.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Zachary D. Rymer recently detailed a package that would bring Skubal to Wrigley Field, headlined by infield prospect Matt Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The proposed trade, <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25372369-8-last-ditch-tarik-skubal-trades-make-sense-tigers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:per Rymer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">per Rymer<\/a>: \u201cChicago Cubs get LHP Tarik Skubal; Detroit Tigers get INF Matt Shaw, RHP Jaxon Wiggins (MLB No. 58), OF Ethan Conrad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the Orioles, the Cubs have already been one of the offseason\u2019s big winners, but right now they feel more like a team built to win the NL Central than one ready to knock off the Dodgers,\u201d Rymer wrote. \u201cA trade for Skubal would change that conversation. He\u2019d immediately become the No. 1 in a rotation that doesn\u2019t have a clear pick for the role as of now. And after Cubs starters fanned only 7.5 batters per nine innings in 2025, it would be nice to have a strikeout god like Skubal as a Game 1 starter in October.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince Shaw is out of a starting job following the signing of Alex Bregman, he\u2019d be an easy sacrifice for the Cubs and a good get for the Tigers,\u201d Rymer continued. \u201cHe was a terrific defender as a rookie in 2025, and his bat recovered from a slow start to post a .839 OPS in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Rymer also praised Wiggins as a near-MLB-ready starter with a 100 mph fastball and Conrad, the Cubs\u2019 No. 17 pick from last year, for his professional potential despite past injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Skubal\u2019s 2025 dominance, including a league-leading strikeout rate, would obviously transform Chicago\u2019s pitching staff. Unfortunately for Cubs fans, Rymer doesn\u2019t think the Tigers would ultimately accept this trade idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis package \u2026 doesn\u2019t instantly answer the question of who would take his spot in Detroit,\u201d Rymer wrote. \u201cThere\u2019s no way the Tigers should move him unless they\u2019re getting some kind of established arm back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More MLB:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2026\/01\/resetting-red-soxs-post-alex-bregman-trade-free-agent-options\/\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Resetting Red Sox\u2019s Post-Alex Bregman Trade, Free Agent Options;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">  Resetting Red Sox\u2019s Post-Alex Bregman Trade, Free Agent Options <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new trade concept has surfaced involving the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers star pitcher Tarik Skubal, potentially&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547978,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2386],"tags":[72,5,24,147,53,2583,39,5606,24392,716,4,382,594,25140],"class_list":["post-547997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-tigers","tag-alex-bregman","tag-baseball","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-detroittigers","tag-dodgers","tag-ethan-conrad","tag-jaxon-wiggins","tag-matt-shaw","tag-mlb","tag-tarik-skubal","tag-tigers","tag-zachary-d-rymer"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115991178458815854","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}