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Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal
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Key Points:
- The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers, adding a top-tier pitcher to their already strong rotation.
- Skubal expressed mixed emotions about leaving the Tigers, the team that drafted him in 2018, but is excited to join the Dodgers and pursue a third consecutive World Series title.
- The Dodgers, leading the NL West and boasting a starting rotation ERA of 3.36, now feature a potential rotation including Skubal, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, and Tyler Glasnow.
- Detroit received three minor league prospects—River Ryan, Brady Smith, and Zyhir Hope—in exchange for Skubal, who is eligible for free agency after the World Series and expected to sign a lucrative contract.
- Skubal, who had elbow surgery in May and returned mid-June, finished the season 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts, and reflected on his motivation to bring a World Series to Detroit before the trade.
