Tarik Skubal trade buzz persists, despite a lot of people — including Skubal himself — pushing against the narrative that he’ll be moved this winter. New York Post ‘s Jon Heyman’s most recent update on Skubal communicated that a trade isn’t likely .

Nonetheless, until the Tigers sign Skubal to an extension (also unlikely, it appears), virtually every fan base in Major League Baseball will be daydreaming about Skubal wearing their team’s uniform.

Boston Red Sox fans are salivating over a potential Skubal-Garrett Crochet pairing . The Athletic ‘s Jim Bowden even recently cooked up a mock Skubal-Red Sox trade, which was mocked by some and lauded by others.

What does it all mean? Mostly, that it’s mid-November, and baseball fans and analysts are bored.

And while most Red Sox fans a

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