When the somewhat misleading reports of the cavernous gap between the Detroit Tigers and Tarik Skubal became public and started sparking trade rumors, it was a foregone conclusion that fans of other teams would begin salivating, dreaming about their club putting together an offer for the best lefty in baseball.
Scroll through social media for more than a minute, and you'll be inundated with nonsensical trade proposals and fans screaming into the void, pleading to their club's ownership to make a deal for whatever superstar is rumored to be on the block at the time.