# Tarik Skubal contract could look similar to Kyle Tucker’s, ESPN MLB insider hints

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tarik-skubal-contract-could-look-similar-to-kyle-tuckers-espn-mlb-insider-hints/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:23:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:12:34+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/tarik-skubal-deal-kyle-tucker-dodgers-mets-cubs-padres/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Skubal may pursue a six-year, $360 million contract.
- The reported structure could set a pitcher salary record.
- Dodgers and Mets are among the leading interested teams.

## Summary

Free agent left-hander Tarik Skubal could seek a short, unusually high-value contract, according to ESPN insider Buster Olney, who said multiple agents had suggested a deal resembling Kyle Tucker’s structure. Such an agreement could set a new record for a pitcher’s annual pay as teams compete for one of the offseason’s leading players.

One agent reportedly forecast six years at $60 million a year, while ESPN had projected eight years and $352 million. The current annual-pay record for a pitcher other than two-way player Shohei Ohtani is Zack Wheeler’s $42 million. The Dodgers and Mets are seen as the main suitors, with the Padres and Cubs also interested; Skubal is reportedly hoping to sign before a potential MLB lockout begins on 1 December.

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