# The ‘math’ Scott Boras believes will be an incredible boon to Tarik Skubal winners

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-math-scott-boras-believes-will-be-an-incredible-boon-to-tarik-skubal-winners/
- Published: 2026-11-12T04:12:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T04:20:22+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/math-behind-team-that-snags-tarik-skubal-scott-boras/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Boras says an ace can raise a team’s title chances.
- Skubal is meeting the Mets and other teams next week.
- Vientos’s Mets future remains uncertain after a .652 OPS season.

## Summary

Scott Boras argues that signing an elite pitcher such as Tarik Skubal can give a team a valuable chance to win the World Series. His comments come as Skubal prepares to meet the Mets and other teams next week, with a contract potentially exceeding the record deal previously given to Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Boras said only about 10 pitchers over a 30- to 40-year period might be capable of winning multiple Cy Young Awards, citing Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer as examples who also won titles. He did not say whether the Mets are motivated buyers, but noted many teams have unfulfilled expectations. The article also reports that Mark Vientos had a .652 OPS last season; David Stearns said Vientos is motivated to regain his earlier form and could have an opportunity with the Mets.

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