With rumors surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers as they enter the offseason after a disappointing exit in the NLCS, getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers, one name that has been connected to the team in a rare way is star Tarik Skubal. As the Dodgers look to be a player in free agency for Skubal, this MLB insider would poke fun at how the team is being talked about when it comes to the pitcher.
Skubal spent the lesser part of three months with Los Angeles after being traded from the Detroit Tigers this past season, but now that he's a free agent, other teams like the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Diego Padres are in the mix.
While insider Jim Bowden spoke about the situation, he ended by saying that the sports world will wait and see if “the process comes out to figure out if he ends up with the Dodgers or the Dodgers.”
“We're being told by people that there's a couple more teams in there as well that have not been named yet. I'm sure at some point whoever they are will get named,” Bowden said.
“But yeah, look, he's going to break the record for the highest AAV [average annual value] and the highest overall dollars that a pitcher has ever had, as we all know and expect,” Bowden continued. “And now we'll just wait until the process comes out to figure out if he ends up with the Dodgers or the Dodgers.”
Article Continues Below"We'll just wait until the process comes out to figure out if he ends up with the Dodgers or the Dodgers."@JimBowdenGM says there are a couple of unnamed teams in the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes, but does it really matter? pic.twitter.com/pnis5OQc5X
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More surrounding the Dodgers and Tarik Skubal
As there are MLB fans who continually get annoyed by the Dodgers signing top stars, Skubal could be another, though it isn't certain, with other teams willing to pay a pretty penny. The projection for the two-time AL Cy Young award winner is that he'll get a $400 million contract.
According to Jack Harris of The California Post, Los Angeles “have been in contact” with the camp of Skubal, as they'll have a meeting. At any rate, it remains to be seen if the Dodgers end up with Skubal.