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Five Realistic Tarik Skubal Trade Packages We Made With a Value Simulator - Sports Illustrated

Five Realistic Tarik Skubal Trade Packages We Made With a Value Simulator - Sports Illustrated

Business and EconomyBy Karl Rasmussen7/29/20261 min read

Skubal remains the trade deadline’s crown jewel, and as Detroit continues to struggle, it seems more likely than ever that he’ll be dealt.

✨ Key Highlights

  • The Detroit Tigers, having fallen to 50–57 and slipped 4 1/2 games back in the AL wild-card race, are increasingly likely to trade ace Tarik Skubal ahead of the August 3 deadline.
  • Skubal, a 29-year-old two-time Cy Young winner on an expiring contract, is considered the deadline's top prize, though his rental status means Detroit won't command the prospect haul it could have secured last season.
  • Because Skubal is expected to test free agency rather than sign an extension, interested teams must weigh how much to give up for just a few months of his services, though demand is projected to be widespread.
  • The trade packages were built using the simulator at Baseball Trade Values, with each scenario rated a "moderate overpay" by the acquiring team, reflecting what it would take to pry Skubal from Detroit.
  • In the Dodgers scenario, Los Angeles would send outfielder Zyhir Hope (No. 5 prospect), left-hander Zach Root (No. 10) and left-hander Adam Serwinowski (No. 12) to Detroit for Skubal.
  • The Dodgers, chasing a three-peat, could use Skubal to steady a rotation weakened by injuries to Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell and the temporary absence of Shohei Ohtani from pitching duties.
Tthe Tigers fell to 5057 on Monday due to an ill-timed three-game losing streak that put them 4 1/2 games back in the American League wild-card race, and the chatter around a possible Tarik Skubal bl
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