Time and time again, listening to Scott Harris would have you believing that the Detroit Tigers are a small market team. And sure, Detroit isn't New York or Los Angeles, but that doesn't mean the Tigers don't have a rabid fanbase.
Fans drive revenue, and that's part of the reason pundits are lumping the Tigers in with some of the big boys when it comes to pursuing top-tier free agents like Kyle Tucker. And seeing that there's an expectation Detroit has money to spend on the likes of Kyle Tucker, then it shouldn't be a leap to assume that the club also has the funds to lock down Tarik Skubal if it really wants to.