1 prospect Max Clark ahead of their series against the Athletics, the last before the trade deadline on Aug. 3. But Detroit is also gearing up to trade Tarik Skubal — it's all but inevitable at this point — and are stating their intentions plainly with Clark: they plan to compete after the trade deadline, even without their ace. Max Clark's promotion means the Tigers are going to accept nothing less than the best for Tarik SkubalReports have almost unanimously agreed that the starting point will be a controllable starter. If we thought that the window for the Tigers to receive a Juan Soto-esque package for Skubal had closed, we might have to think again. Not to mention, a Clark promotion certainly distracts from the PR fallout of the Tigers trading Skubal (though most of us are on the same page about it by now).