​The trade deadline is around the corner, and with each passing day, the odds of a Tigers turnaround grow ever smaller. Detroit won Tuesday against Baltimore to move within 3.5 games of a wild-card spot but then blew a 7-0 lead to lose in extra innings Wednesday in what might’ve been Skubal’s final outing with Detroit. Unless the Tigers can conjure a hot streak before Monday’s trade deadline, the club might need to do the painful, necessary thing and trade back-to-back Cy Young and impending free agent Tarik Skubal.Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris doesn’t have to pull the trigger on any deal until the last second and is likely to wait out the schedule to see if his team makes things interesting. But you better believe that he and his inner circle are already sketching out potential trade packages for the world-beating southpaw. We don’t know exactly what Harris and Co. would want in a deal, but we can safely assume the Tigers wouldn’t be seeking a return built around low-level minor leaguers. This team intends to be competitive in 2027. That means high-level prospects or controllable, young big leaguers, particularly young arms.With all that in mind, let’s roll through the other 29 ballclubs and evaluate how likely each one is as a Skubal landing spot.Jump to a team by clicking on the links below:AL East: Rays | Yankees | Red Sox | Orioles | Blue JaysAL Central: White Sox | Guardians | Twins | Tigers | RoyalsAL West: Rangers | Astros | Mariners | Athletics | AngelsNL East: Braves | Phillies | Nationals | Marlins | MetsNL Central: Brewers | Cubs | Pirates | Cardinals | RedsNL West: Dodgers | Diamondbacks | Padres | Giants | RockiesOut of itMets, Giants, Rockies, Athletics, Angels, Royals, Reds, Blue JaysThis octet represents the bottom eight in terms of playoff odds, and all are mired in single digits. All should be selling or, at the very least, not buying. It’s more likely that Skubal retires from baseball to pursue a career in quidditch than that he pitches for any of these clubs in 2026.Middle grounders who won’tMarlins, Nationals, Twins, CardinalsAlthough Miami, Washington, Minnesota and St. Louis are all hovering close to playoff spots, the industry expects all four to adopt a thread-the-needle approach to this deadline. A little buying, a little selling, nothing Earth-shattering. That doesn’t sound very Skubal-y.The team the Tigers probably wouldn’t send him toGuardiansBesides the fact that swinging a blockbuster for the market’s top player isn’t exactly Cleveland’s M.O., it’s difficult to envision Detroit sending Skubal to such a significant in-division rival, even if for only a few months. Optics matter, at least a little.Contenders who don’t “need” starting pitchingRed Sox, Yankees, Mariners, PiratesIt’s ridiculous to assert that a team couldn’t use Skubal; that’s blatantly untrue. The back-to-back Cy Young would probably start Game 1 of a playoff series for every single team i