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Tarik Skubal and Tigers exchange arbitration figures for 2026
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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, the two-time defending American League Cy Young Award winner, filed for a record $32 million in salary arbitration for the 2026 season, while the Tigers countered with $19 million. This $13 million gap marks the largest in arbitration history. The filing came after the two sides failed to agree before Thursday's deadline, setting up a potential hearing.
The Detroit Tigers have set a steep price for trading ace pitcher Tarik Skubal, deterring the New York Yankees and Mets from pursuing a deal. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers may still have an opening due to uncertainties with Blake Snell. The Yankees are instead focusing on bolstering their offense with a right-handed outfielder.
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Following last week's exchange of record arbitration figures—a $13 million gap with Tarik Skubal seeking $32 million and the Tigers filing $19 million—the dispute highlights rarely invoked collective-bargaining agreement provisions. Skubal's back-to-back Cy Young Awards could set new norms for pitchers in their final arbitration year.
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has won the 2025 National League Cy Young Award unanimously, earning all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The 23-year-old followed his 2024 Rookie of the Year honor with a dominant season, leading the NL in ERA+ and FIP. He joins Tarik Skubal, who repeated as AL Cy Young winner, in highlighting a new era of elite pitching.
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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award, while Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes earned the National League honor unanimously. Skubal edged out Boston's Garrett Crochet and Houston's Hunter Brown in AL voting, as Skenes topped Philadelphia's Cristopher Sánchez and Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the NL. The awards were announced Wednesday on MLB Network.