On the night that he won his second consecutive Cy Young Award, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal addressed the trade rumors that have been swirling around his name in recent weeks.

“Contract extension stuff is a little bit different, but trade stuff is out of my control,” Skubal said, per Detroit Free Press ‘ Evan Petzold . “I’ve given everything I have to this organization. I want to be a Tiger for a very long time. … I love Detroit. Hopefully, I’m here. That’s where I’m at with all of that.”

Some Tigers fans might be comforted by Skubal’s words, while others might point out that Skubal’s basically just saying the politically correct thing.

Either way, the outside noise on a potential Skubal trade will continue to grow in volume, unless he signs an extension with Detroit. After a

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