00:00I need Dr. Craig Mitchell on this one
00:02because this could help out those Detroit Tigers
00:04if they feel they can make a playoff run.
00:07How about this Calci marketplace question?
00:09Tarek Skubles, next game played, Craig, before June 1st.
00:14That would be a miracle coming up in the next two weeks.
00:16You know, that's why it's a 4% yes contract.
00:18Before June 8th, June 15th, June 22nd, June,
00:23or it looks like what, July 1st, July 13th.
00:25When do we get him back, Craig?
00:27And if you're looking at this marketplace,
00:28when would you think a good time to get in would be?
00:31Just saying, you know what?
00:31I'll take the long run here before July 13th,
00:34or how about just a no contract?
00:35He's not coming back that early.
00:38I mean, Scott Boris is doing a great job pumping this one.
00:40I mean, man, like every day we're getting Skubal updates
00:44and, you know, he felt good throwing a ball and nothing.
00:48I'm still going to play the long game here.
00:50July would be the time for me.
00:51Maybe if you want to move that timeline a little bit up
00:53from what I said last week from the 13th,
00:55maybe to like the first week in July,
00:58I could see that being a possibility.
01:00But I do think, if I'm not mistaken,
01:03that he's going to have to have a rehab assignment here too.
01:05So that's going to mean at least two or three starts for him
01:08moving his way up from single to double to triple A.
01:11So, you know, look,
01:13I understand when there's not a lot of injury information out there
01:16and the agent is doing such a phenomenal job
01:19putting information out there,
01:20again, because this is his free agent season.
01:22Donnie, keep in mind, there have been pitchers just as good,
01:25if not better than Skubal,
01:27but very rare to go into a free agency situation.
01:30And so that's why you're hearing so much about this.
01:31By the way, it has nothing to do with him or the Tigers.
01:33It has to do with his contract coming up.
01:35So I'll move it up a little bit.
01:37I see some good news on him potentially,
01:39but I'm not going to fall victim to thinking he's back in two weeks.
01:41It's ridiculous.
01:42Come on, Craig.
01:43The best surgery you've ever seen happen here.
01:45By the way, if you're thinking that last date that's listed,
01:48before July 13th, 2026,
01:50it's important because the Philadelphia Phillies
01:52had the all-star game this year.
01:54July 14th is that date.
01:56And if you say, you know what,
01:57I'm going to bet against all these positive stories,
02:00a no contract, which means he doesn't pitch, Craig,
02:02before July 13th,
02:04that $100 investment pays back $278.
02:06Just to keep an eye on that,
02:07you're right about one thing.
02:08They're not going to rush this guy back.
02:10There's way too much on the table for the Tigers
02:12and also for the future of this pitcher,
02:14which has a lot of money in his future.
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