The Detroit Tigers have quite the conundrum brewing with Tarik Skubal. The 2024 and presumptive 2025 Cy Young Award winner is entering his final year of team control and set to hit free agency next winter. If the Tigers have any hope of building the contender of their dreams, they need to make sure that doesn't happen.
There's only one other pitcher in Skubal's stratosphere, and that's Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes. Every other top-flight starter in the game is just a notch below the game's best lefty.
That means the 28-year-old deserves to be paid handsomely, and maybe set a record in the process.