Tigers GM Firmly Denies Trade โTalk Surrounding Cy Young Award Winner โTarik Skubal
Scottsdale, AZ โฃ- โฃDetroit Tigers general managerโข Jeff Greenberg emphatically shut down speculationโ regarding a potential trade of star pitcher Tarik Skubal at โthis week’s MLB General Managers’ meetings. The comments come amidst ongoing discussion aboutโข Skubal’s future withโ the team, following hisโ recentโฃ Cy Youngโ Award win in the American League.
Skubal, 28,โข is currently under team control for one moreโฃ season, withโข his salary for the upcomingโ year โto be determined through arbitration – projections range between $17.5 and โ$22.5 million. However, continued dominant performance could position โฃhim to commandโข a lucrative long-termโข contract, possibly exceeding $40 million โฃannually, when he reaches free agency.
The possibility โof such โa high price tag has fueled trade rumors, withโฃ reports from โ Theโ New York Post’s Jonโ Heyman suggestingโ Skubal could seek a deal worth at least โ$400 million after twoโ extraordinary seasons.โข
Despite the โpotential financial โฃchallenges, Greenberg was resolute in his stance. “Tarik is a Detroit Tiger,” he stated.โข “We certainly knowโค how good he is. Weโ will not talk about โฃour players inโ the context of โคtransfers or contract extensions. Heโค isโค a Tiger. We are happy to have him. Tradingโ our own players is not something โwe will discuss.”
ESPN reports indicateโค thatโค a departure for skubal is considered “very low” โprobability, tho acknowledging โขother teams may inquire about his availability. ESPN’s โBuster Olney โคhas identified the Seattleโ Mariners, New York Mets, and Boston โคRed โSox โฃasโ potentialโ suitors should the Tigers reconsider โคtheir position.
However, โฃESPN further โreportsโค thatโ reachingโข either aโข contract extension orโค a trade agreement “seems almost unachievable” at this โtime. The Tigers remain โcommitted โto โretaining their Cy Young โAward winner, forโฃ now.
