Happy Monday, everyone! We’ve got some little tidbits from all around baseball for you today, including some chatter about Tarik Skubal, a Tigers’ prospect making waves in the Arizona Fall League, Emmanuel Clase pleads not guilty to pitch rigging, and Josh Naylor will not be moving to the AL Central, thank goodness. So let’s just get right into the news for the day.
Detroit Tigers News
- MLB dot com did a breakdown of a lingering question for each postseason team that didn’t win it all. For the Tigers, they focused on the big Tarik Skubal question, and this is what they had to say:
If the Tigers don’t like their chances of re-signing Skubal, trading him for a sizable haul this offseason would arguably be in the franchise’s
best interest. However, dealing their ace would almost certainly diminish their chances of returning to October in 2026. If Skubal stays, the question becomes how far Detroit is willing to go to give itself a legitimate shot at a championship next year. It’s a difficult decision that could hang over their entire offseason.
- Why Tarik Skubal is the most interesting player to watch this offseason. ($)
- Oh, heck yeah. Can’t wait to see him in the big leagues.
- Farewell to a former Tiger.
- Tarik Skubal takes golf very seriously.
- Tarik Skubal’s reaction to winning the Cy Young Award.
AL Central News
MLB News
- A former MLB All-Star has gone first overall in the Banana Ball Draft.
- Jay Jaffe makes a Hall of Fame case for Fernando Valenzuela.
- Which free-agent reliever could be a below-the-radar pick?
- Where some top free-agent outfielders might land this offseason.
- Some teams where Pete Alonso might fit best.
- Josh Naylor has signed a new five-year contract with the Mariners.
- Dansby and Mallory Swanson welcomed their first child and announced the birth on Instagram.
- Why Cal Raleigh should have won the AL MVP over Aaron Judge.
- Congress is asking MLB for answers on betting due to what they’re calling a “new integrity crisis.”
- Jacob deGrom and Ronald Acuna Jr. got comeback player of the year honors. (Sure, they’re great, but I think there were arguments to be made for Javier Baez…)
- What on Earth…?
