The Los Angeles Dodgers intend to keep pitcher Tyler Glasnow, reducing the chances of the Detroit Tigers dealing Tarik Skubal to one of the few teams that can afford him.

Former MLB GM believes Tigers will make 'risky' Tarik Skubal trade decision originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Detroit Tigers have been the center of attention this winter in trade talks, with Tarik Skubal drawing interest from nearly every contending team in the league.

If the Detroit Tigers can't extend Tarik Skubal, then only two options remain before free agency: trade him or keep him. Here are five mock trades.

Scott Boras, Tarik Skubal’s agent, gave his annual, pun-filled press conference Tuesday at the MLB Winter Meetings. The one substantive thing he said was there currently was no deadline to cut off extension talks with the Tigers.

The door is officially open for Tarik Skubal’s Detroit exit. Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris did not rule out trading the back-to-back AL Cy Young winner with one year left on his contract and many expecting him to leave this offseason.

Yankees trade pitch lands Tigers' Tarik Skubal for package headlined by Jasson Dominguez originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A.J. Hinch has mastered the art of smiling and sidestepping the one question he keeps hearing at the MLB winter meetings. The Detroit Tigers manager has no interest in discussing the possibility of losing his ace, Tarik Skubal, this winter.