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Tarik Skubal contract projection: Will Dodgers price out a Tigers return in 2027?

Tarik Skubal is expected to draw a record free-agent offer after the season, with the Dodgers likely to join the bidding, FanSided reported.

  • On Friday, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal returns to Comerica Park to face the Detroit Tigers, marking his first start against his former team since being traded 27 days ago.
  • A two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, Skubal anchored the Tigers' rotation from 2018 until the organization traded him to Los Angeles on August 1 for three prospects.
  • Facing close friends creates a "challenge" for the pitcher, who told reporters he must ignore the emotion of returning to a place that is "obviously special" to him.
  • While the Tigers showed a video montage and displayed "Thank you, Tarik" on the videoboard, most fans clapped for the ace, though a smattering of boos accompanied his introduction.
  • FanSided writer John Perrotto projects Skubal will become the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history this offseason, predicting a massive eight-year, $375 million contract for the upcoming free agent.
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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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