ORLANDO, Fla. — A.J. Hinch has mastered the art of smiling and sidestepping the one question he keeps hearing at the MLB winter meetings.

The Detroit Tigers manager has no interest in discussing the possibility of losing his ace, Tarik Skubal, this winter.

Instead, Hinch wants to talk about Skubal's chance to chase another Cy Young Award.

“Rarely do you get a chance to prepare a three-peat in the Cy Young,” Hinch said Tuesday. “He’s locked in on what he’s doing at his home. I’m locked in on looking forward to him pitching for us. If that changes, I’m going to get a call and we’ll react accordingly. But I’m not focused on that.”

Skubal, 29, is entering his final season under team control, and the Tigers have not dismissed the possibility of a trade. The left-hander's agent, Scott Boras,

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