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Are the Mets ready to pay the price for Tarik Skubal?

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is heading into his walk year without an extension, fanning trade rumors.

If the New York Mets are serious about rebuilding their rotation, they need Tarik Skubal. The best pitcher in baseball is entering his walk year without a contract, so the Detroit Tigers must listen, at the very least, since they have not yet signed the reigning Cy Young Award winner to an extension. The price is going to hurt, especially for GM David Stearns, who has proven to like cheap pitching, but it’s a move that is a foundation for the future.

And it will cost part of that future.

Skubal is entering his walk year, represented by Scott Boras, and comes off a second Cy Young-level season. Report

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