Scott Boras on Tarik Skubal: "He's truly a SABR-proof Tiger. If you want to look at the tale of the Tiger, without Skubs, they're a Mystery Machine."

The Tigers and Tarik Skubal have shown no reported progress on a contract extension, but there appears to be no deadline on talks heading into what would be the two-time Cy Young winner’s contract year.

The NCAA transfer portal opens for college football on Jan. 2, but players around the country whose seasons have ended have already announced their intentions t

Scott Harris, the Tigers’ president of baseball operations, plays things close to the vest. Any rumors circulating this time of year are not coming from him. But in a Monday night conversation with reporters, he offered at least a partial sense of how active the Tigers expect to be.

He hit .218 with a .694 OPS after the All-Star break, .195 and .618 in September. He hit .212 in the postseason (.621 OPS) with one homer and nine strikeouts.

Mansoor Delane and AJ Haulcy headline this year’s group, with both transfer DBs being named First-Team All-SEC. Sophomore tight end Trey’Dez Green was named to the second-team, while Harold Perkins, Damian Ramos, and Grant Chadwick all landed on the third-team.

New Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh will hit the ground running as he tries to hold on to key players while filling critical needs in the transfer portal.