Will Tigers Pony up for Skubal

[casimir]

On 11/24/2025 at 6:36 PM, chasfh said:

Meaning you think I’m right, or full of beans?

Both dark and light red kidney beans.

[RatkoVarda]

did not realize Skubal was part of 8 man union committee

Who are the primary names fans should know on both sides of the negotiations?
For the players: Deputy executive director Bruce Meyer is the lead negotiator, Clark the ultimate authority. There is a 38-member executive board of players, made up of eight elected, high-ranking subcommittee members (Cy Young winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal, plus veterans Chris Bassitt, Jake Cronenworth, Pete Fairbanks, Cedric Mullins, Marcus Semien and Brent Suter) and one representative from each team -- the delegates for the rank-and-file.

[AlaskanTigersFan]

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The Tigers trade Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers for starting pitchers Tyler Glasnow and Emmet Sheehan and outfielder Zyhir Hope

The Dodgers’ rotation goes from special to legendary with the addition of Skubal and his back-to-back Cy Young Awards. The Tigers say goodbye to their ace but add another top-of-the-rotation arm who is signed for three seasons, a young starter they can slide right into the rotation and a high ceiling prospect who eventually could form a dynamic outfield with Riley Greene and Max Clark.

Jim Bowden proposed this. I'd take that deal. Pray Glasnow is healthy. I'd rather have Roki than Glasnow but this would be a good haul for Skubal.

[1984Echoes]

I'd turn Glasnow into our closer.

And ask for one more high-end prospect.

[chasfh]

3 hours ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

Jim Bowden proposed this. I'd take that deal. Pray Glasnow is healthy. I'd rather have Roki than Glasnow but this would be a good haul for Skubal.

Holy f***, does Bowden work for the Dodgers now?

No way. If you have to pray that the 32-year-old top guy in the return is healthy in exchange for your two-time-defending Cy-Young-winning generational superstar pitcher, that's a bad trade.

[1984Echoes]

Buster Olney says Tigers are listening to Skubal offers.

Not shutting talks down at this point.

At any point they can do that, shut down the talks and say "we're keeping him".

But they haven't done so yet.

I'm still on the Sign him to an extension OR get a Godfather offer.

Olney says the Tigers' asking price is very, very high at this point.

To be continued...