The New York Mets will inquire about Tarik Skubal if the Detroit Tigers float him on the trade market this winter. That is common sense.

The 28-year-old southpaw is currently the best pitcher in baseball and is on the verge of winning his second straight American League Cy Young Award. He went 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA, a 0.891 WHIP, and 241 strikeouts in 195.1 innings pitched. Since the start of the 2023 season, he is 38-13 with a 2.39 ERA and 571 strikeouts in 77 starts (467.2 innings pitched).

Under former Tigers owner, the late Mike Ilitch, Skubal would be locked up for the foreseeable future, just as he did with Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. But his son, Christopher, is running the show now, and there is trouble on the horizon — kind of like another father-son ownership inheritanc

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