Tarik Skubal's looming arbitration battle has sucked all of the air out of the room. Tigers news without Skubal's name in the headline is hard to come by and it's already exhausting, even just four days after the arbitration deadline.
For a slate of refreshing, non-Skubal related news, look no further.
Tigers News: Eric Haase signs minor league deal with Giants
Catcher Eric Haase only spent three seasons and some change with the Tigers, but he was an easy player to root for on the 2021-22 rebuilding squads. A local guy — born in Detroit, grew up in Westland, went to high school in Dearborn — and a grinder, he took the majority of starts behind the plate during those seasons and hit for a respectable .