MLB.com is keeping track of the latest news and rumors surrounding Tarik Skubal.
June 3: Heyman: '90%' chance Skubal is traded
Trade rumors are already swirling around Skubal, even with two months to go before the Trade Deadline and the lefty on the IL following elbow surgery.
The Tigers have a 6-21 record since May 4, turning what was a postseason hopeful into a potential Trade Deadline seller. With Skubal set to become a free agent at the end of this season, the Tigers front office faces a pivotal decision on whether to move its most valuable chip rather than watch him walk for nothing more than Draft compensation (via the qualifying offer) during the offseason.
While not every executive MLB.com's Mark Feinsand talked to about Skubal recently was ready to say a trade is a foregone conclusion, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman considers it highly likely that the two-time Cy Young winner will be moved.
"I think the chances are excellent that he is traded," Heyman said Wednesday. "I think the likelihood is very, very high, I would say 90%. If he looks anywhere close to Tarik Skubal [once he's healthy] ... he will be traded."