With the Hot Stove League heating up, you’re going to see a lot of proposed baseball trades between now and the New Year. And we’ll join in the fun shortly.

Right after we declare you will not see Tarik Skubal or Paul Skenes in any of the three trades we suggest.

Skubal, the Detroit Tigers ace who is the overwhelming favorite to win his second straight AL Cy Young Award next week, is going to be the most popular name on the trade market . He’s headed into the final year of his contract, is represented by Scott Boras and is reportedly far apart with the Tigers on extension talks.

But the Tigers have made the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and the lockout looms after next year. Why not hang on to Skubal, make one more run with him and then see if a salary cap makes it easier t

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