Why the Cubs are a MLB Free Agency fit for Tarik Skubal if he leaves the Dodgers
With a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Journalism from Loyola University Chicago, Lisa Nguyen has dedicated her career to covering educational issues in the city. She has worked for WBEZ, focusing on local initiatives and reforms affecting Chicago schools.
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Have $400 million hanging around? A defending, back-to-back Cy Young Award winner at the top of his game is available.Los Angeles Dodgers ace and former Detroit Tigers superstar Tarik Skubal is the top player on the MLB free agent market, and figures to become the highest-paid pitcher in the sport. Any team that seeks to sign Skubal, though, realistically has to be able to afford to give out a historic contract and has a clear need for a pitcher of his ilk.With that, here are the three best MLB free agent fits for Skubal should he depart Los Angeles:How Tarik Skubal fits on the CubsFix a problem with an axe, and it becomes part of your past. Fix a problem with a Band-Aid, and it becomes part of your future. The Cubs need to stop doing the latter (e.g., acquiring Mike Soroka at the 2025 MLB trade deadline and the combination of Holmes, Gausman, David Peterson, Edward Cabrera and Braxton Garrett this year) and do the former.Sure, Skubal could be what any team needs to make a jump, but he