The arbitration deadline fell less than a week ago, but in Tigers land, it may as well have been a lifetime.
There was always a small possibility that the Tigers and Tarik Skubal would be unable to reach an agreement on a contract for 2026, but no one thought the gap would be $13 million wide. The Tigers may have lowballed, but Skubal may be asking for too much; it's an argument that's already dividing fans, and neither side will end up looking totally innocent when this is all over.
The "Skubal is greedy" crowd found an unlikely ally in a division rival this weekend.