{"id":264162,"date":"2025-11-05T21:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264162\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T21:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:29:08","slug":"mlb-insider-reveals-red-sox-are-well-positioned-to-acquire-cy-young-winner-tarik-skubal-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264162\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB insider reveals Red Sox are ‘well-positioned’ to acquire Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal this offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

MLB insider reveals Red Sox are ‘well-positioned’ to acquire Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal this offseason<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Boston Red Sox<\/a> have some major moves to make this offseason, but one they thought unattainable may actually be in the picture now.<\/p>\n

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According to ESPN\u2019s MLB insider Buster Olney<\/a>, the Detroit Tigers<\/a> may trade their Cy Young winner, Tarik Skubal, and the Red Sox are one of the best teams to land him.<\/p>\n

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Other teams believe the Tigers will seriously consider moving him if they can glean what they want in a trade — and there is every reason to expect a significant bidding war for Skubal, who will be eligible for free agency after next season\u2026The Red Sox are well-positioned to make a run at Skubal, if they want,\u201d Olney wrote.<\/p>\n

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This season, Skubal posted a 13-6 record, 2.21 ERA, 241 Ks, and a WHIP of 0.891 over 195 innings pitched. He\u2019s also a finalist this season for his second Cy Young, which could make him one of the few back-to-back Cy Youngs in MLB history.<\/p>\n

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If the Red Sox can get Skubal without breaking the metaphorical bank, they definitely should. Having a 1-2 punch with their own Cy Young candidate and Skubal\u2019s rival, Garrett Crochet, would be borderline unfair to any team opposing them.<\/p>\n

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The main factor is whether they can re-sign him to a long-term deal. If the Sox can do that, they could have a possible dynasty in the AL, equivalent to the current Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>. Hopefully, the Sox can do it and regain their status as the best in the MLB.<\/p>\n

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