Cardinals Dubbed Potential Tarik Skubal Landing Spot

ESPN's David Schoenfield identified the St. Louis Cardinals as a potential landing spot for free agent pitcher Tarik Skubal. The two-time Cy Young Award winner was traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline and is now entering free agency. With manager Oliver Marmol's pitching staff facing rotation questions, the Cardinals have payroll flexibility to pursue a frontline starter.

Hunter Mulholland of Heavy writes that pursuing a permanent free-agent deal for Skubal makes sense despite the club's typical approach to avoid massive free-agent contracts. St. Louis has not signed a free agent to a contract worth over $100 million since 2011, but Mulholland suggests chief executive Chaim Bloom could alter that strategy to accelerate the team's rebuilding efforts.