Whether or not the Tigers are going to trade Tarik Skubal will remain a question from now until the 2026 trade deadline. Even the intervening time in the regular season won't be fully safe, after the Red Sox came out of nowhere on a random day in mid-June to trade their franchise star this past season. The chatter will keep Tigers fans on edge until it literally can't anymore — unless, of course, the Tigers extend him.
Skubal has made it clear he wants to be a Tiger "for a very long time" and Scott Boras has said that he's willing to hear any offers Chris Ilitch or Scott Harris want to make (though "listening" really means nothing coming from Boras).