Detroit Tigers fans have been living in this weird in-between space with Tarik Skubal for over a year now. Not quite panic. Not quite peace. Just that anxious feeling where you know what’s coming, but you’re not ready to say it out loud.
Then, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press went on the "Days of Roar" podcast and just … said it. He told the truth — the one Tigers fans have felt in their gut for months: Tarik Skubal is not part of this franchise’s long-term future. And Detroit isn’t pretending otherwise anymore.