Why offering Tarik Skubal $100 million for one season makes sense for Dodgers

The article argues that the Los Angeles Dodgers should try to re-sign Tarik Skubal, even if it means offering him $100 million for one season. A short, exceptionally lucrative contract could keep the two-time Cy Young Award winner in Los Angeles while limiting the team’s long-term commitments amid uncertainty about future MLB cost controls.

The Dodgers already have several major contracts running into the 2030s, while MLB has proposed delaying any salary cap until 2028, potentially giving teams time to adjust. The article says Los Angeles won 100 games despite Shohei Ohtani being injured for part of the season, and contends another title run is possible; Skubal’s agent describes his market as robust, so he may not accept a one-year offer.