Tigers predicted to trade for $21M Cy Young winner, 2-time All-Star after Tarik Skubal injury originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Detroit Tigers have one of, if not the best, starting pitchers in all of baseball. However, they are currently at a contract standstill with Tarik Skubal, who is widely viewed as the top arm in the American League. The gap between the two sides financially is substantial.

“The Tigers and superstar pitcher Tarik Skubal have a lot of work to do if they’re going to bridge quite possibly the biggest gap in MLB negotiating history: an estimated quarter of a billion dollars. Yep, that’s not a misprint. It’s close to $250 million,” New York Post’s Jon Heyman wrote.

Skubal was off to another strong start for the Tigers this season, but disaster struck when it was announced he would undergo elbow surgery.

“Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. Such procedures typically sideline players for 2-3 months. The two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is expected to return well before the end of the regular season, but the first-place Tigers lose their No. 1 for a significant chunk of time,”