{"id":481061,"date":"2026-02-17T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/481061\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:43:09","slug":"tigers-deal-tarik-skubal-to-new-york-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/481061\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers Deal Tarik Skubal to New York Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring training is just days away, and the MLB regular season starts next month. Between now and then, teams will continue to sign, cut, and trade players. <\/a>The biggest name that could be on the move is Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. He is one of the best pitchers in the game, and it will take a huge package from a team that wants to win now and is most likely willing to at the very least entertain signing him to a long-term deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New York Yankees – Detroit Tigers Mock Trade<\/p>\n

New York Yankees Receive<\/p>\n

LHP – Tarik Skubal<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers Receive<\/p>\n

RHP – Cam Schlittler<\/p>\n

Prospect – SS – George Lombard Jr<\/p>\n

Prospect – OF – Spencer Jones<\/p>\n

Prospect – RHP – Chase Hampton<\/p>\n

Fantasy Baseball Impact<\/p>\n

Skubal is a star. He’s going to be great no matter where he pitches. Being a left-handed pitcher in Yankee Stadium is a big advantage, with the short porch in right field. The Yankees are also more likely to be in contention to push for a deep playoff run. That could push Skubal to focus and play at the highest level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schlittler would continue to develop in Detroit and hopefully become one of the best young pitchers in baseball. His fantasy value hinges more on how he plays as a full-time starter and less on what team he’s playing for. We have a very small sample size on him as a Yankee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lombard and Jones will have a much quicker path as full-time starters on the major league level. This would speed up the process and move them from potential dynasty options to potential re-draft sleepers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why The Trade Makes Sense For The New York Yankees<\/p>\n

The Yankees are a team that needs to win now. They are a franchise that is used to winning, but they are mired in one of their longest World Series droughts in the team’s history. Even at a price as steep as this, this move is worth it for a team like the Yankees trying to get over the hump and win a championship. Skubal is one of the best pitchers on the planet and could help them get by high-end teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why The Trade Makes Sense For The Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n

At this point, it seems inevitable that Skubal will be leaving Detroit in the near future. He is in the last year of his contract, and he’s going to get a massive contract. As good as Skubal is, this is an absolute haul for a player on an expiring contract. This is a franchise-altering trade for the Tigers and just a season-altering trade for the Yankees. The long-term gains are worth the short-term sacrifices.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

More Fantasy Sports On SI News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spring training is just days away, and the MLB regular season starts next month. Between now and then,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-481061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}