Tarik Skubal free agency: What Dodgers ace said after playoff elimination
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Key Points:
- Tarik Skubal, the ace left-hander recently traded to the Dodgers, watched his team get eliminated in the NLCS and is set to become the top free agent this offseason.
- Skubal posted a strong playoff record with a 2.13 ERA in eight starts but has yet to reach the World Series, with this year's NLCS being his deepest playoff run.
- The 29-year-old, a two-time AL Cy Young winner, underwent NanoScope elbow surgery this season but recovered quickly, missing just over a month of play.
- Despite strong performance this season (12-7 record, 2.72 ERA, 186 strikeouts), uncertainty around the expiring CBA and potential salary cap may delay or impact the size of Skubal's free-agent contract.
- Skubal declined to comment on his future after the loss, and the Dodgers now head into the offseason as his free agency looms.
