Dodgers to benefit from Tarik Skubal’s injury, and that’s scary for the rest of Major League Baseball originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have continued to prove they'll do whatever it takes to ensure they have a chance to win a World Series, and that won't change this offseason.
There have been a lot of questions about what the Dodgers and other teams in Major League Baseball are going to do about this potential lockout. It's been unfortunate to watch the league be put in this type of situation once again, but many think something has to change.
For the Dodgers, that could mean having to move on from certain guys if the league doesn't grandfather these contracts in, though the expectation is that it will happen.
The Dodgers can also benefit from some things, though, depending on what happens next year.
Nobody knows just yet what is going to happen, but Tarik Skubal, a left-hander for the Detroit Tigers who recently underwent surgery, is now facing a tough path.
According to Kiley McDaniel, there's a possibility that his contract could be much different from what it was prior to this injury, including the possibility of him taking a short-term deal with opt-outs. For a team like the Dodgers, that's music to Andrew Friedman's ears.
“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,” McDaniel of ESPN wrote.
I think it's important to remember that while Skubal might be interested in not playing for the Dodgers so he can be the best player on his own team, he's a California native and might want to return to the area.
The Dodgers have also shown a willingness to give guys a lot of money if their offer is as competitive as anybody else's, and Skubal knows he has a chance to win a World Series each and every season there, so there's definitely reason to believe he could end up in Los Angeles.
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