{"id":851540,"date":"2026-11-12T06:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/851540\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T06:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:12:14","slug":"math-behind-team-that-snags-tarik-skubal-scott-boras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/851540\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Math’ behind team that snags Tarik Skubal: Scott Boras"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS \u2014 Scott Boras\u2019 \u201cmath\u201d tells him an ace of Tarik Skubal\u2019s caliber translates into World Series title possibilities for the team that lands him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we look over a 30- or 40-year period, we might have 10 of these aces that are capable of winning multiple Cy Young Awards,\u201d the superagent said Wednesday, mentioning pitchers such as Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer who also won World Series titles. \u201cWhat that means is it has an ability to allow a franchise to win a coveted world championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe math on it is something in the sport that is so high that all of these types of unique talents bring you that opportunity over a period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lefty Skubal is scheduled to meet with the Mets<\/a>, among other teams, next week in Southern California as he pursues a contract that could eclipse the $325 million deal \u2014 the richest for a pitcher in MLB history \u2014 that Yoshinobu Yamamoto received from the Dodgers three years ago.<\/p>\n

Boras was asked if he viewed the Mets as motivated buyers this offseason.<\/p>\n

\"ScottScott Boras, who is the agent of Tarik Skubal, talks to reporters at MLB\u2019s general manager meetings on Nov. 11, 2026 in Las Vegas. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be a question for them, but I think there are a lot of unfulfilled expectations in this league,\u201d Boras said. \u201cThere are teams that are really close.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Two years ago, the Mets signed Boras client Juan Soto to a record $765 million contract over 15 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one thing that Soto does is you walk in and say, \u2018I have got someone that has got a ring on his finger,\u2019 \u201d Boras said. \u201c \u2018I have got someone who has proven himself to be a champion. I have got someone that in a championship performance, when most required, he is at his best. I have someone who is an elite talent. \u2026 I have someone that everyone else would like to acquire.\u2019 If you have someone who has that r\u00e9sum\u00e9, I would say I would do that a number of times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LosLos Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal throws against the Atlanta Braves in the sixth inning of NLDS Game 1 on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in Los Angeles. Wally Skalij for the CA Post<\/p>\n

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Mark Vientos\u2019 future with the Mets remains murky, heading toward the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players.<\/p>\n

Last season, Vientos posted a .652 OPS and was among the game\u2019s worst defensive players by most metrics.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t have the season we think he\u2019s capable of having,\u201d president of baseball operations David Stearns said. \u201cHe\u2019s going into the offseason as a really motivated player, and that is what came out of our exit meetings with him. This is someone who is very motivated to get his career back where it was a couple of years ago, and if he\u2019s able to do that, he\u2019s going to have an opportunity with us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS \u2014 Scott Boras\u2019 \u201cmath\u201d tells him an ace of Tarik Skubal\u2019s caliber translates into World Series…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":851541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,228,101,4,2046,1690,61,2548,4203,810,185,382],"class_list":["post-851540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-mets","tag-baseball","tag-mark-vientos","tag-mets","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-free-agency","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-mets","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkmets","tag-scott-boras","tag-sports","tag-tarik-skubal"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117601995736687973","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851540","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=851540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}