SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal went to a record-setting salary arbitration hearing Wednesday, with the lefthander asking for $32 million and the Tigers offering $19 million.

A decision by Jeanne Charles, Walt De Treux, and Allen Ponak is expected Thursday.

Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has the highest salary in an arbitration case decided by a panel, winning $19.9 million in 2024 in a case decided by Charles, De Treux, and Scott Buchheit.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado submitted a record request of $30 million in 2019, then agreed to a $260 million, eight-year contract without a hearing.

Juan Soto’s $31 million contract with the Yankees in 2024 is the largest one-year deal for an arbitration-eligible player. David Price has the highest negotiated salary in a one-year contract for an arbitration-eligible pitcher, a $19.75 million agreement with Detroit in 2015.

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A two-time All-Star, the 29-year-old Skubal will be eligible for free agency after the World Series. He is 54-37 with a 3.08 ERA in six major league seasons.

Skubal was 13-6 with an AL-best 2.21 ERA in 31 starts last year, striking out 241 and walking 33 in 195⅓ innings while earning $10.5 million. His 0.891 WHIP topped qualified pitchers.

Players have won both decisions thus far. Righthander Kyle Bradish was awarded $3.55 million instead of the Orioles’ offer of $2,875,000, and catcher Yainer Diaz received $4.5 million instead of the Astros’ $3 million proposal.

Three cases have been argued with decisions withheld so as not to impact other players in arbitration: Blue Jays lefthander Eric Lauer ($5.75 million vs. $4.4 million), Braves lefthander Dylan Lee ($2.2 million vs. $2 million) and Rays righthander Edwin Uceta ($1,525,000 vs. $1.2 million).

Six players remain scheduled for hearings, which run through Feb. 13: Orioles lefthander Keegan Akin ($3,375,000 vs. $2,975,000), Reds righthander Graham Ashcraft ($1.75 million vs. $1.25 million), Royals lefthander Kris Bubic ($6.15 million vs. $5.15 million), Brewers catcher William Contreras ($9.9 million vs. $8.55 million), Los Angeles Angels lefthander Reid Detmers ($2,925,000 vs. $2,625,000), Marlins righthander Calvin Faucher ($2.05 million vs. $1.8 million), and Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson ($6.8 million vs $6.55 million).