Ashley MacLennanWed, December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM UTC·3 min readHappy Wednesday, everyone. Hard to believe we’re already into December. I’m not really sure where the time is going but it can only mean one thing: We’re getting close to pitchers and catchers reporting in February. Oh, right, and that whole holiday season, too, I suppose. While I’ll be writing a letter asking Santa Paws to bring us a solid third baseman and some relief pitching, we’ve also compiled a list of news bites from the start of the week for you. We get into trade rumors about Tarik Skubal, what’s happening with old friend Matt Manning, and what Sonny Gray has to say about his time with the Yankees.
So let’s just get right into it!
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Old friend Matt Manning is heading to Korea to play in the KBO.
ESPN makes their predictions about potential trade candidates. Of Tarik Skubal, they gave the chances of a trade a slim 10% chance and said the following:
After back-to-back AL Cy Young awards, Skubal is the best pitcher in the game, with Paul Skenes on his heels. Like most aces, Skubal tinkered to find an extra gear. Skubal’s changeup was the best in baseball this past season by a significant margin. His usage of the pitch over the past five years went from 12% in 2021 to 15% in 2022 to 24% in 2023 to 27% in 2024 and 31% in 2025, his most-used pitch.
The velocity of his fastball (+1.8 mph) and changeup (+3.7 mph) has gone up over the past two years with the same, if not better, pitch movement. Skubal throws his slider at a cutter velocity, giving him a third plus pitch to go with durability (190-plus innings in both Cy Young years) and standout control and command. How long can Skubal, who turns 30 after the 2026 season, keep this up?
Some great moments in here!
Love to see the Tigers doing good.
AL Central News
The Twins might have the top trade chips this offseason.
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Jay Jaffe makes a Hall of Fame case for Felix Hernandez.
Devin Williams is headed to the Mets.
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Sonny Gray, now with the Red Sox, has nothing nice to say about his time with the Yankees.
Where will Bo Bichette sign, and what position is he most likely to play?
Could the Reds be a good landing spot for Kyle Schwarber?
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This could be interesting.
I would brag forever if Giancarlo Stanton was my youth coach.
MLB stat leaders…
