when Dontrelle Willis is sucking down the team every 5th day, Justin Verlander is 11 and 17 with a near 5 ERA and guys like Magglio and Carlos Guillen were breaking down and everything looks stupid. The next season however, they got into Game 163 (after a stupid Twins surge).
So, we need to sweep away a lot of chaff and get the core right for the next 5 years. That might not include Skubal but perhaps it includes the Max Scherzer type SP we get for Skubal.