Skubal: No long-term Tigers offer, focused on '26

Tigers never offered superstar Tarik Skubal long-term contract, ace says

Despite winning multiple Cy Young awards, Tarik Skubal's future with the Detroit Tigers is still up in the air after this season.

It Sure Sounds Like Tarik Skubal Has One Foot Out The Door In Detroit

Tarik Skubal is starting Game 2 for the United States in the World Baseball Classic in just a few hours, but that's not the part of his future that's most interesting. Skubal, arguably the game's best pitcher and the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, is a free agent at the end of the 2026 season. In 2025, he had a 2.21 ERA, went 13-6 in 195.1 innings with 241 strikeouts, allowing just 33 walks. Somehow, that was an improvement on h…

Skubal: No long-term Tigers offer, focused on '26

Tarik Skubal: Tigers didn't make long-term offer in offseason

Tarik Skubal on contract talks with Detroit Tigers: 'There is no offer'

Tarik Skubal Drops Bombshell On Long-Term Future With Tigers

Tarik Skubal (Image Credits: Imagn) As things stand, Tarik Skubal is undoubtedly the most high-profile impending free agent at the end of the 2026 campaign. The Detroit Tigers’ ace won a landmark arbitration settlement last month for his final year of club control. Although the Tigers fans would be desperate to hold on to Skubal beyond this season, his chances of remaining in Detroit are growing slim. Tarik Skubal made a bombshell revelation thi…

Tigers Didn't Make Long-Term Offer To Tarik Skubal During Offseason

Tarik Skubal is scheduled to reach free agency next winter, and it would appear that any chances of an extension between the star southpaw and the Tigers are going from slim to none.  As Skubal told USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the Tigers didn’t discuss a long-term contract with the left-hander this winter. “There is no offer” from the team right now, Skubal said, and “there won’t be an offer until the end of the season….My focus is on playing b…