Tarik Skubal: the Yankees and Mets have “no chance” 

After seeing Freddy Peralta leave the Milwaukee Brewers via trade and Mackenzie Gore do the same for the Washington Nationals, the trade market for starting pitchers is getting thinner and thinner.

That's why the eyes of the baseball world are now on two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.

This fall, there were rumors that the Detroit Tigers' ace pitcher might end up with the New York Yankees. But it looks like that won't be the case, just like their Big Apple rivals, the Mets.

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Bronx Bombers have no plans to acquire Skubal. The same is true of the New York Mets.

After brief discussions, the Yankees and Mets quickly realized that they had no chance.

Heyman added that the Tigers are looking for a starting pitcher in exchange for Skubal, something the Yankees have in abundance. However, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, and Clarke Schmidt are recovering from injuries and won't be in uniform at the start of the next campaign.

https://t.co/c48lE3IV7L MLB notes: Mets, Yanks don't think they can meet Skubal trade price plus notes on Bellinger, Tucker, Ohtani, Hoerner, Donovan, Phillies, Red Sox

– Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 23, 2026

After Peralta was traded to the Mets, the other two pitchers the Bronx reps saw in their soup were Skubal and Gore. However, the latter was sent to the Texas Rangers, so it's safe to assume that the Yankees' winter is now over as far as the starting rotation is concerned.

With two fewer competitors in the mix, Skubal could end up with the evil Los Angeles Dodgers. In fact, just this week, ESPN's Buster Olney said he expects the California outfit to be in the derby, which would only make the competition even tougher for the Yankees and Mets.

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