LA Dodgers’ Biggest Competitor for Tarik Skubal Trade Already Out of Race? Surprising Rumor Emerges
· Yahoo Sports
A new rumor just made things a whole lot easier for the Los Angeles Dodgers if they decided to pursue a trade for the best pitcher in the game, Tarik Skubal.
With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the defending champion Dodgers surprisingly are a half game out from owning the best record in MLB as they head into their game on Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. Yet, what is most horrifying is LA isn’t even at full strength and has some major reinforcments coming of the injured list soon.
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That is why the idea of the Dodgers trading for Detroit Tigers ace Skubal seems laughable. However, according to Fan Sided’s Robert Murray, “It’s the question that everyone across baseball is wondering.” LA doesn’t need the two-time Cy Young. But with a lockout very possible after the season, and the team being the biggest hurt by the next collective bargainning agreement, why not go all in to achieve a rarity of winning a third straight World Series title.
Well, if the Dodgers were to use their talent rich farm system to target a trade for the star pitcher, the team that could make just as a good an offer — the Milwuakee Brewers — is unlikely to do it according to Murray.
“I’ve advocated for the Brewers to make a splash — a Tarik Skubal-level splash — but I don’t get the feeling that’s overly likely.”
– Robert Murray
What would a Tarik Skubal trade cost the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Besides the Dodgers, a case can be made that Milwaukee has the best farm system in baseball. That means they can offer the sort of prospect rich deal the Tigers would be aiming for if they traded Skubal before the Aug. 3 MLB deadline. So if LA did make a serious push to get the ace pitcher, what would it cost and how much would it deplete their minor leagues?
Getting the two-time All-Star makes LA the overwhelming favorite to win another title in October. To achieve a rare three-peat the Dodgers would probably need to send Detroit elite prospects like Zyhir Hope and Mike Sirota. Two players ranked among the top 20 in all of baseball. However, LA still has three others in MLB.com’s top 50 rankings.
Two more worthwhile prospects and maybe a veteran like Teoscar Hernandez might be enough to get a deal done with the Tigers. It is a lot for a player that will be a rental, but it is a reasonable price to chase history and make a ton of money in the process.