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The Dodgers are expected to be among the teams pursuing Tarik Skubal in a potential trade, per Ken Rosenthal at MSN. Skubal is believed to be a “goner” from the Detroit Tigers, a phrase that tells you just about everything you need to know about where things stand between the reigning AL Cy Young winner and a Tigers organization that may not be able to keep him long-term. This is a massive domino — and we should be paying very close attention.

Skubal has established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball. The left-hander put together a truly elite 2024 season with Detroit, posting an 18-4 record with a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts over 192 innings, earning his first All-Star nod and running away with the American League Cy Young Award. He pairs a mid-90s fastball with a devastating slider and a changeup that keeps right-handed hitters honest. Still just 29, Skubal has one year of team control remaining after 2026, which makes him the kind of rental-plus arm that contenders covet — especially one with his track record of durability and dominance. He’s not a half-season flier. He’s a front-of-the-rotation starter who has proven it at the highest level.

For the Tigers, the calculus is straightforward but painful. Detroit has been competitive in stretches but hasn’t been able to build a sustainable contender around Skubal. If they don’t believe they can sign him to an extension — and the “goner” language strongly suggests they don’t — then trading him now, while his value is at its peak, is the smart organizational play. They’ll want a massive prospect haul in return, and rightfully so.

From our side, adding Skubal to a rotation that already features Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, and Clayton Kershaw would be, frankly, absurd. That’s the kind of pitching depth that doesn’t just win a division — it wins a World Series. The Dodgers front office under Andrew Friedman has never been shy about going after elite, controllable talent at the deadline, and Skubal fits the profile perfectly. The question, as always, is cost. Detroit will demand top-tier prospects, and our farm system, while deep, has been taxed by recent trades and graduations. I’d expect names like Dalton Rushing or other high-ceiling pieces to come up in any serious discussion.

This is still early — we’re in the rumor phase, and there will be other suitors. The Yankees, Mets, and Orioles will all have interest. But the Dodgers being in the mix for a pitcher of this caliber is exactly what you want to hear heading into the summer. If the front office can find a way to make this work without gutting the pipeline entirely, this could be the kind of move that defines the 2026 season. I’ll be tracking this one closely.

Source(s): Ken Rosenthal (MSN) | First reported: June 9, 2026 12:53 AM UTC

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