Tarik Skubal arbitration mess shows why Astros must extend Hunter Brown

Houston Astros v Athletics | Thearon W. Henderson/GettyImagesWith the likely departure of Framber Valdez, the Houston Astros are set to continue a long trend of letting their homegrown talent walk in free agency. Carlos Correa is back now, but his original exit from Houston was a seismic shift with Alex Bregman and George Springer being other notables from years past to leave as well. If the Astros want to reverse that trend when it comes to Hunter Brown's future, they may want to look at what is happening in Detroit as a cautionary tale.

While Brown is still in the early stages of his career, Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has established himself as arguably the best pitcher in baseball and…