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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
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Tarik Skubal might not be pitching for the Detroit Tigers a week from now.
In the meantime, the reigning two-time American League Cy Young Award winner has one goal for what could be his final start at Comerica Park as a member of the team that drafted him in 2018.
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Skubal is sitting on 999 career strikeouts.
"I’m pitching tomorrow," Skubal told Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic on July 28, one day before he's set to pitch against the Baltimore Orioles. "I got something cool that I want to accomplish at home, so that won’t change."
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The days leading up to the Aug. 3 trade deadline have been heavy on rumors and light on trades, as is typically the case.
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that "multiple teams planned to reach out to Detroit president of baseball operations Scott Harris after the Tigers lost their third straight game Monday night, according to people briefed on those clubs’ intentions who were granted anonymity for their candor."
The line between stark candor and safe assumptions has never been more blurry. At 50-57 with six days left before the deadline, the Tigers have done little to convince Harris they're a legitimate World Series contender.
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Detroit must leapfrog five teams just to be one of the three American League Wild Card teams — including the Orioles (52-55), whom they play the next two days.
Skubal isn't auditioning for his next team. The baseball industry already knows very well what the 29-year-old left-hander can do when he's healthy.
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Despite missing time with an elbow injury this season, Skubal 7-5 with a 2.70 ERA in 15 starts, with 110 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.
As much as anything, Skubal will pitch to show the Comerica Park crowd what they will miss if he is traded before the deadline on Monday — and check off a noteworthy career milestone in the process.
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