"The Detroit Tigers ace just won the highest arbitration case settlement in MLB history, with the arbitrator siding with Skubal and his $32 million ask. That's $13 million more than what the Tigers had argued Skubal was worth. Now they are on the hook for having two pitchers in their rotation who will make over $60 million combined this season after they signed Framber Valdez to a three-year $115 million deal on Wednesday evening."
"They also have to deal with the fact that they may have insulted their best player, a two time Cy Young award winner, a year before he hits the open market. It's a good lesson for the Blue Jays to make note of as down the road they could be headed to an arbitration case with a star pitcher of their own in Trey Yesavage."
"We'll get this out of the way first, Yesavage has a long way to go before he can be considered on the same level as Skubal. The 29-year-old Skubal has been worth 19.3 fWAR since entering the league as a 23-year-old in 2020. Over the last three years he is ninth among qualified pitchers in K/9 (10.99), second in the league in xERA (2.63) eighth in strikeouts (571) and eighth in overall earned runs (124)."
Tarik Skubal won a record $32 million arbitration settlement, $13 million more than the Tigers offered, increasing Detroit's payroll commitments. The Tigers now carry two rotation pitchers set to earn over $60 million combined after signing Framber Valdez to a three-year, $115 million deal. The arbitration outcome may have strained the relationship with a two-time Cy Young winner a year before free agency. Trey Yesavage represents a potential future arbitration risk for Toronto, though he has limited major-league experience. Teams may benefit from signing rising pitchers early to buy out arbitration years and avoid steep one-year awards.
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