We've heard a lot about what it might take to re-sign Tarik Skubal. When the misleading report of a $250 million gap between the Detroit Tigers and Skubal came out, the assumed number that would get a deal done was $400 million.
At the time, that seemed steep. The largest contract bestowed on a starting pitcher is the $325 million that the Los Angeles Dodgers gave Yoshinobu Yamamoto, beating out the previous record holder, Gerrit Cole, by just $1 million.
It sort of felt like quarterback extensions in the NFL, where each time a top guy comes due for one, it is "record-breaking" but truly only bests the previous record by a minuscule amount.