Yankees could benefit from Tarik Skubal’s unfortunate injury, but the Dodgers are looming

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Injuries around Major League Baseball are never a good thing, but they do have some benefits to teams. For a guy like Tarik Skubal, the unfortunate reality here is that his injury probably lowered his price. When Skubal is on the mound, there's still no debate that he's the best pitcher in the world, but this injury is going to complicate things a little bit.

The New York Yankees have been one of the teams rumored to be interested in the left-handed starter, though most have expected that he won't be a realistic target because of his price tag.

Despite what most have said, it sounds like his price tag could be a bit lower, and it could be because of the lockout and his injury.

“The assumption is that Skubal will return this season looking close to the same pitcher he has been recently, and his agent has stated it could be a relatively short absence, but he could land a lower price in free agency due to the renewed durability questions after this surgery.

“It's impossible to predict exactly how he'll appear on the mound after returning, what his market will look like at that point and whether the MLB labor situation will affect his negotiations. Sources agreed, though, that the chances that Skubal will go back to the Detroit Tigers on a shorter-term deal with opt-outs is much higher than it was before this injury,” Kiley McDaniel of ESPN .