Tigers president refuses to call Tarik Skubal ‘untouchable’ in trade talks

The Detroit Tigers have floated around the idea that star pitcher Tarik Skubal is not untouchable this offseason for a trade. There continues to be fuel to that fire, as the team’s president isn’t ruling out the idea in new comments.

“I don’t believe in untouchable players at any level,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris told MLB Network on Monday at the winter meetings in Orlando, and reported by ESPN. “It’s not a commentary on Tarik; it’s more of a blanket approach to building a winning organization. My job is to make this organization better … which means that I need to listen to every opportunity, no matter how likely or unlikely it is to actually happen. I’ve got to listen because we’ve got to get better as an organization, so that’s our approach.

“We don’t have everything figured out, but it’s led to a ton of success in a very short period of time. And I can stand here and credibly say that we have both a bright present and a bright future, and this approach has led to that.”

Skubal has won the American League Cy Young award in back-to-back seasons. He is considered one of the most dominant starting pitchers in Major League Baseball.

This story will be updated.

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