What the Tigers decide to do with Tarik Skubal looms larger than any free agency this offseason.

Skubal will enter his walk year in 2026, likely with a second straight AL Cy Young and arguably as the best pitcher on the planet. Detroit faces three paths: Sign the lefty long term, trade him or play it out .

My colleague, Jon Heyman, reported recently that there was a $250 million chasm between Skubal’s ask and what Detroit would consider. At this time last year, no person in baseball thought the Blue Jays would get to $400 million, much less the $500 million they ultimately reached agreement upon with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as he was beginning his walk year.

So if ownership wants a player — and ownership was the driving force in Toronto extending Guerrero — then all is possible. At a

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