Coming off their agonizingly close loss to the Seattle Mariners in the American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers are turning their attentions to the coming offseason and their status as contenders moving forward. Most essentially, this means addressing the status of ace and AL Cy Young frontrunner Tarik Skubal .
The dominating left-hander will be entering his walk year next season, and that means relentless speculation on whether the Tigers will trade him this winter, sign him to a long-term extension, or keep him in the fold for the final year of team control and then let him walk. Our R.J. Anderson recently explored the Tigers' options with Skubal in further depth . What is Tarik Skubal's future with Tigers? Free agency clock already ticking after Detroit's play