# Dodgers Lag Behind Another MLB Team in Race to Sign Tarik Skubal; Mets Remain Strong

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4 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 10, 2026, 10:20 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-dodgers-lag-behind-another-mlb-team-in-race-to-sign-tarik-skubal-mets-remain-strong/>

The market for Tarik Skubal just moved, and the Dodgers are no longer in the driver’s seat. The Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander and two-time American League Cy Young Award winner posted a 2.72 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over 26 starts in 2026. That could earn more than Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s $325 million record. Yet

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- Nov 10, 2026, 10:20 PM: [Dodgers Lag Behind Another MLB Team in Race to Sign Tarik Skubal; Mets Remain Strong](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-dodgers-lag-behind-another-mlb-team-in-race-to-sign-tarik-skubal-mets-remain-strong/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  The market for Tarik Skubal just moved, and the Dodgers are no longer in the driver’s seat. The Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander and two-time American League Cy Young Award winner posted a 2.72 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over 26 starts in 2026. That could earn more than Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s $325 million record. Yet
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Why the Mets' offseason hinges on landing Tarik Skubal](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7772316/2026/11/11/mets-mlb-tarik-skubal-gm-meetings/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  Skubal isn't just the best option to fit a need at the top of the Mets rotation. He is the only one.
- Nov 11, 2026, 5:36 PM: [Dodgers will be involved in Tarik Skubal's free agency, but will they sign him?](<https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-11-11/dodgers-tarik-skubal-scott-boras>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  Tarik Skubal fit in nicely after joining the Dodgers via trade, but the impending lockout could complicate things.
- Nov 12, 2026, 12:10 AM: [Dodgers On The Clock to Sign Tarik Skubal](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-clock-sign-tarik-skubal-061003344.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are running out of time to re-sign ace Tarik Skubal before the December 1 deadline.