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Tarik Skubal Asks for Record $32 Million in Arbitration While Detroit Tigers Offer $19 Million
Tarik Skubal is poised to set a new arbitration salary record for pitchers, potentially doubling his pay to about $22.5 million, according to Spotrac projections.
- On Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 the Detroit Tigers and left-hander Tarik Skubal failed to agree on a one-year contract, with Skubal filing at $32 million and Detroit at $19 million.
- Skubal, a two-time AL Cy Young winner, is the marquee name as he reaches free agency after the 2026 season while agent Scott Boras sets an arbitration benchmark to raise his pay.
- Skubal's career numbers reinforce his arbitration argument, with a 0.891 WHIP topping qualified pitchers and a 54-37 record and 3.08 ERA in six seasons.
- Those without agreements now head to hearings scheduled Jan. 26 to Feb. 13 in Scottsdale, as the Tigers operate a file-and-trial club under Scott Harris, Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations.
- The future of arbitration remains central to upcoming CBA talks as Major League Baseball hopes the collective bargaining agreement expiring on Dec. 1, 2026 will end salary arbitration, but the players union opposed the performance-based model proposal.
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Tarik Skubal asks for record $32 million in arbitration while Detroit Tigers offer $19 million
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