The Tigers have Tarik Skubal under team control for two more seasons but they reportedly tried to extend his contract with an offer that wasn't up to par.

Scott Harris' comments at the GM Meetings make it sound like hopes for an eventful Tigers offseason were misguided.

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal posted a 2.39 ERA with 35 walks and 228 strikeouts across 192 innings in 31 starts in 2024.

Skubal also joined Tigers Cy Young winner and World Series Champion Justin Verlander (2009, 2010) as the only pitcher in franchise history since 1971 to accumulate at least 5.9 Fangraphs' calculation of wins above replacement in an age of 27-or-younger season.

Tarik Skubal allowed 5 runs, including a one-out grand slam to Lane Thomas in the fifth inning as the Detroit Tigers lost, 7-3 in Game 5.

From being let go as part of the infamous Houston Astros scandal to leading the Detroit Tigers back to the playoffs for the first time in a decade, Hinch has led plenty of great baseball teams in his time.

Sometimes things are just that obvious, and in the case of Detroit Tigers' left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal, it's obvious that he should win the 2024 AL Cy Young Award.