Imho on paper the Tigers are about a .500 team without Skubal. They've regressed back to where they probably belong. 162 game season tends to even that out. If they do trade Skubal it could be a frustrating year in 2026.
Cleveland up 6-0 in the nightcap today. Lead will be 1 game. Final 3 on the road vs Boston, where they'll likely need to win 2 or 3.
At this point it's not only possible that the Tigers miss the playoffs, I'd say it's probable.
Cleveland now up 6-0.
Lead will be 1.
The Tigers just dropped 5.5 games in the standings to Cleveland in 5 games. I wonder if that's ever happened before?
As of today Detroit would have to play in the wild card round. And Detroit is just one game up on the final wild card. If Cleveland wins the division Detroit is probably out altogether.