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Tigers, Tarik Skubal Headed Toward Historic Arbitration Showdown?
Skubal seeks $32 million, Tigers offer $19 million, creating the largest arbitration salary gap ever and setting up a potential hearing in late January or early February.
- On Jan. 8, 2026, the Detroit Tigers and Tarik Skubal failed to reach a deal and posted bids to the Major League Baseball arbitration process, with Skubal seeking $32,000,000 and Detroit offering $19,000,000.
- Given his back-to-back Cy Young seasons, Skubal's value surged after dominant 2025 numbers, while the Tigers' strategy helps explain their $19,000,000 offer.
- Because of procedural options, the three-person panel will pick one salary, with Skubal likely to invoke a provision to surpass the $31 million record, seeking more than $23 million.
- Trade and roster implications include the Tigers settling with seven other arbitration-eligible players Thursday while the Dodgers monitor Skubal's case, which could set a record raise for a pitcher.
- Arbitration hearings are scheduled in late January and early February, with both sides able to negotiate until then; the Detroit Tigers settled with seven players Thursday, leaving Tarik Skubal unresolved.
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