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Tarik Skubal’s Recovery Will Shape MLB’s Next Potential Mega-Deal

Fastball On SI·Patrick McAvoy·21 days ago
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The Detroit Tigers are 19-22 on the season and have lost six of their last 10 games. That's not all, though. The Tigers also lost ace Tarik Skubal for the foreseeable future after undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow. Initially, it was reported that Skubal would miss two or three months . Since then, Jon Heyman of  The New York Post followed up and reported that Skubal could return in as little as four to six weeks . Regardless of whether Skuball misses one month or three, he's going to be fascinating to follow over the next year. The reason why this is the case is that the two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner is going to be a free agent after the season. Will the Tigers opt to move him? There has been chatter that he could be in line for a historic deal in free agency. He already made history with his $32 million deal in arbitration. Right now, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has the largest contract for a pitcher in big league history at $325 million over 12 years.…

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