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The New York Yankees have been rather quiet this offseason, and seem like they don’t want to spend big time like they normally do. However, there may be a move that would be too good to pass up.
Fansided’s Christopher Kline believes that the move is a blockbuster trade for the two-time Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal. Skubal and his current team, the Detroit Tigers, are currently fraying their ties due to arbitration money, meaning a trade might not be off the table.
“The New York Yankees are playing awfully cheap in free agency this winter, but we know the Yankees have the means to pay Skubal as a team that almost paid Juan Soto. Skubal is, hopefully, a long-term investment, but there is also immediate incentive for the Yankees with Gerrit Cole, Clarke Schmidt and Carlos Rodón all expected to begin the year on IL. New York has young bats, like Jasson Domínguez, Spencer Jones and Ben Rice, along with prospect pitchers like Ben Hess, Carlos Lagrange and Elmer Rodríguez to float to Detroit,” Kline wrote.
This past season, Skubal posted a 13-6 record, a 2.21 ERA, 241 Ks, and a WHIP of 0.891 over 195 innings pitched. He’d be paired up with Max Fried to start the season, but then would be joined by Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, and Clarke Schmidt, giving the Yankees arguably the best rotation in the MLB.
He is projected to receive an eight-year, $299 million deal after the 2026 season, though, and the Yanks may not want to spend that much. However, they almost paid Juan Soto $700 million during his free agency, so while they may not like it, they can afford $300 million.
Hopefully, they’re ok with that and pick up the phone to talk to the Tigers. If they can, getting Skubal would make them instant World Series favorites.
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