Mets to meet with Tarik Skubal

Tarik Skubal | (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) The Mets will meet with 29-year-old left-handed starting pitcher Tarik Skubal next week, per a report from Anthony DiComo that confirmed earlier reporting by Jon Heyman. Skubal is undoubtedly the best pitcher and player on the free agent market t

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The Mets will meet with 29-year-old left-handed starting pitcher Tarik Skubal next week, per a report from Anthony DiComo that confirmed earlier reporting by Jon Heyman. Skubal is undoubtedly the best pitcher and player on the free agent market this offseason.

Over the course of his major league career, Skubal has a 3.02 ERA and a 3.03 FIP in 925.1 innings of work. He’s been significantly better than his career numbers in recent seasons, though, as he has a 2.42 ERA and a 2.48 FIP since the beginning

of the 2024 season. He spent the entirety of his major league career in Detroit before the Tigers traded him to the Dodgers at the trade deadline this summer.

Having traded for Freddy Peralta to join the top of their rotation ahead of the 2026 season only to see him struggle mightily in his time in Queens, the Mets are known to be seeking starting pitching in free agency. At the moment, Roster Resource projects that the team’s rotation would include Nolan McLean, Christian Scott, Zac Thornton, Kodai Senga, and Sean Manaea if the season were to start tomorrow.