On Tuesday, the Tigers designated Jake Rogers for assignment to make room for Javy Báez coming off the IL after a three-month absence. It was impossible not to take Rogers being cut as a reflection of the Tigers' trajectory as we get perilously close to the deadline. And what might soften Skubal's landing with another team after the trade deadline? Jake Rogers ' DFA signals that the Tigers are opening up for business at the trade deadlineSkubal is expected to make his scheduled start at Comerica Park on Wednesday in the Tigers' finale against the Orioles. We already knew that it could be his last start there in a Tigers uniform, but Rogers' DFA should've set off a sinking feeling in your gut.