Today's mailbag marks the last one before the trade deadline, and covers the likelihood of and trades, what the Orioles, Padres, Tigers, and other teams might do, and much more. For further discu sion of many of these topics, as well. Paul asks: How aggre sive do you see Detroit being in moving Tarik Skubal? As an O's fan I am wondering if a package centered around Basallo and some le ser guys like Norby and Stowers could get Jason Kidd Jersey it done. I do not expect the Tigers to trade Skubal. They've got the AL Cy Young favorite under control through 2026 at well below-market arbitration prices. In a couple of months, president of baseball operations Scott Harris will reach his two-year anniversary with the team. Trading Skubal right now seems like a bit of a surrender for 2025-26, at a point in his tenure where it seems like Harris should increasingly be pushing chips in. Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Acce s weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove ads and support our writers. Acce s GM-caliber tools like our MLB Contract Tracker Jamal Crawford Jersey