LAS VEGAS — Tarik Skubal is positioned this week to enter rarefied air among pitchers to have won consecutive American League Cy Young Awards.

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The stud Tigers left-hander isn’t a free agent until after next season, but this winter sits as an attractive trade option for a team willing to part with high-end prospects, at the risk of losing Skubal to free agency next November.

The Mets, after a season in which their starting rotation crumbled, certainly have the need for such an ace and most importantly the means to retain him, with owner Steve Cohen’s deep pockets.

But the Tigers, with an eye toward c

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