Detroit isn’t showing its cards on its ace. That choice tells us how this front office plans to play the offseason.
If you were waiting for a neon-sign answer on Tarik Skubal’s future, Scott Harris didn’t give you one. In the wake of a 15-inning gut-punch in Seattle that ended the Tigers’ ALDS in Game 5, Detroit’s president of baseball operations faced the inevitable question: would the club consider moving the best pitcher in the American League two winters from free agency?