Tarik Skubal Rumors: Mets, Dodgers, Cubs

Free agency opened to all 30 teams on Monday evening, officially kicking off the bidding for Tarik Skubal. The first few days of the offseason have been characteristically slow throughout the entire market, but there’s been early speculation about the landing spot for the top free agent.

Much of the attention has unsurprisingly focused on the Mets and Dodgers, generally viewed as the two likeliest Skubal destinations. Jon Heyman of The New York Post wrote on Wednesday that the Mets are indeed interested in making a run, though he cautioned they haven’t yet determined how far they’re willing to go in the bidding two years into the record-setting Juan Soto contract.

New York also has needs at…