Dodgers Eye Tarik Skubal Trade as 61-33 Leaders Seek to Block October Matchup
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Dodgers Eye Tarik Skubal Trade as 61-33 Leaders Seek to Block October Matchup
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Summary
ESPN's Jeff Passan identified Tarik Skubal as the Dodgers' best trade match, with Los Angeles potentially targeting the Tigers ace to add a frontline starter and keep him away from a possible playoff opponent.
61-33 Los Angeles already has a 100% playoff chance and a 97.4% shot at a first-round bye, but its rotation still carries October questions with Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow returning from injuries and Shohei Ohtani needing extra rest.
Skubal would bring elite production — four straight seasons with an ERA of 2.80 or lower — to a group that could also feature Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Snell in a postseason series.
Detroit could be tempted because the Dodgers still control one of baseball's deepest farm systems, giving them prospect capital to pursue a deadline blockbuster without gutting their pipeline.
A deal remains speculative, but it underscores how even the majors' top team may use the deadline not just to improve, but to deny rivals a game-changing arm.