Tarik Skubal’s free agency case gets tough warning after injury

Tarik Skubal’s free agency case gets tough warning after injury originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's always tough when a starter of Tarik Skubal's caliber goes down with an arm injury.

Skubal, clearly the best pitcher in Major League Baseball at the moment, will miss at least a few months, according to reports. It's tough that he's going through this for many reasons, though perhaps the biggest one is the fact that he was a prime trade candidate and was due for likely the biggest contract in Major League Baseball history for a starting pitcher. While the future of the left-hander is now in question, at least a bit, it doesn't sound like it will have too much of an impact on his free agency, as long as he continues to throw the baseball at the level he did prior to this injury.

“Another AL executive noted that loose bodies can sometimes be a sign of ligament damage in the elbow, later leading to Tommy John surgery. As long as Skubal returns without incident, this latest injury shouldn’t be a huge factor in his free agency as long as he can come back and show he’s healthy before the end of the season,” Mark Feinsand of MLB. com wrote .

I would hope that if Skubal has any ligament problems in his elbow, they would be figured out by now. If it isn't, that's something the Tigers will have to deal with, and it could benefit them if he doesn't return at the level they're hoping for right away. More MLB news: Tarik Skubal injury to play a factor on Mets ahead of MLB trade deadline Tarik Skubal injury expected to have a strange impact on Boston Red Sox Braves set to make baseball history we haven’t seen since the 2005 New York Yankees Dodgers shockingly linked to trade for Mike Trout, which would kill Angels fan base forever Padres could look up the road at Angels to find the hitter San Diego desperately needs Dodgers already being mentioned as most likely landing spot for All-Star