Mon, 26 Oct, 2026, 10:59 pm
Reported by Yahoo Sports
The San Diego Padres could soon emerge as front-runners to acquire one of the top starters in Major League Baseball, according to a recent projection.
But if this bold prediction becomes reality, the Padres could be in for a deep run in their next campaign.
Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report didn't hesitate when revealing his bold Tarik Skubal prediction: San Diego will sign him.
Picking the Dodgers, the Mets or even the Tigers as the team that signs Tarik Skubal this winter wouldn't be bold," he wrote. "MLB.com's Mark Feinsand had those three, the Phillies, the Blue Jays and the Cubs among the six potential, realistic suitors who could give Skubal an historic contract.
Why aren't the Padres on that list, though, especially under new ownership? When Steve Cohen became the Mets' principal owner in 2020, their payroll pretty much immediately skyrocketed. Same goes for when Mark Walter and the Guggenheim group bought the Dodgers back in 2012. And one kind of has to assume the group headed by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano is going to be aggressively trying to win right away."
