CLEVELAND -- Those weren’t baseball’s trade winds blowing around Tarik Skubal. It was the lingering breeze of Jake Rogers' mad dash around the bases.

No one knows for sure what will happen with the Tigers’ ace left-hander. Even if president of baseball operations Scott Harris is simply listening to interest at this point, a week ahead of baseball’s Trade Deadline, it’s entirely possible a team with a deep farm system will overwhelm him with an offer that, arguably, makes Detroit markedly better next year and beyond in exchange for a Cy Young-quality season this year, presenting Harris with a predicament.

Skubal has no control over it. He doesn’t have any no-trade rights, unlike former teammate Eduardo Rodriguez last year. All Skubal can do is pitch and enjoy the moments he has as a Tiger, just in case. He enjoyed his 21st and final out of Monday’s 8-2 Tigers win over the Guardians, yelling into the void as Gio Urshela fielded Josh Naylor’s grounder and stepped on first base.

He surely enjoyed watching Rogers, his catcher for 41 of his 95 career Major League appearances and all 20 of his starts this year, wheeling around the bases to give him run support earlier.

Monday wasn’t exactly a masterpiece by Skubal’s standards. His only 1-2-3 inning was the first, and he allowed 10 hits over seven innings. Yet his lone run allowed came on a bases-loaded squeeze bunt by catcher Austin Hedges, a slow roller that Skubal could only watch.

Skubal's outing was exactly what the Tigers needed to begin a four-game series against the AL Central leaders that will include two bullpen starts amidst Detroit’s injury-depleted rotation. Then again, it’s exactly what a lot of contending teams can use heading into October.

Skubal (11-3) rolled from there, pretty or not, with his fifth consecutive quality start. He’s currently slated for one more start before next Tuesday’s Trade Deadline, with another division clash against the Twins next Saturday at Comerica Park.