There’s a reason the reaction around baseball was so visceral when the numbers in Tarik Skubal’s arbitration case became public. A $13 million gap isn’t just large — it’s historic. And when history shows up in arbitration, it usually leaves fingerprints elsewhere: in clubhouses, front offices, and eventually, transactions.
From the Detroit Tigers' perspective, this isn’t just about dollars. It’s about direction, messaging, and whether Detroit is willing to live with the consequences of a process that has burned other teams before.
According to FanSided's Robert Murray, the comparison that keeps surfacing — and for good reason — is the Milwaukee Brewers.