Every time a big-market team acquires a star, the conversation inevitably turns to money. Tarik Skubal's trade appears to be another example. But explaining the deal solely through payroll disparities overlooks what truly drove it.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting Tarik Skubal. The Dodgers made a blockbuster trade for the Detroit Tigers Cy Young pitcher late on Saturday night. Just before midnight, the trade was finalized.
The Tigers released Sean Guenther on Friday, according to his MLB.com transaction log. The left-hander hasn’t pitched in the majors since last May. He had been on the minor league injured list for most of the season prior to his release.
Winning the MLB pitching Triple Crown entails leading the league in wins, ERA (earned runs average) and strikeouts.How many of the pitchers in the live-ball era (since 1920) that accomplished this rare feat can you name?
The Los Angeles Dodgers made the biggest move of the MLB trade deadline on Saturday night when they acquired Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers.
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The Detroit Tigers announced the class and team assignments on Sunday for the three minor league players acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Saturday evening trade of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.
Kevin McGonigle didn't need many words to react to the Detroit Tigers trading Tarik Skubal. The 21-year-old infielder enters the final two months of his
The Detroit Tigers just made the biggest splash of the MLB trade deadline by sending their ace Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers. That blockbuster trade just opened the floodgates to an even stronger market now for another Detroit starter.
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On Aug. 1, the Milwaukee Brewers learned they missed out on the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes. On Nov. 1, the Brewers will likely still be shaking their heads about what might have been this season.
With the Detroit Tigers potentially on the verge of bolstering their farm system with top prospects at the MLB trade deadline, the club has already begun the process of adding young talent.
Skubal probably knew he wouldn't finish the 2026 season with the Detroit Tigers. He still wishes he didn't have to say goodbye to the Motor City.
Tarik Skubal will have the chance to win a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that did not make Saturday night’s trade any easier on him. Skubal fought off tears as he discussed the deal and how hard it would be to leave the Detroit Tigers when speaking with the media on Saturday night.
Tarik Skubal fought to hold back tears early Sunday morning as he discussed the trade that is sending him from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Despite Lauer putting up impressive numbers with a 5-0 record and a 2.96 ERA, his role will likely change.
The Detroit Tigers have completed a minor transaction that began more than two weeks earlier, finalizing the player-to-be-named-later portion of their deal that sent outfielder and designated hitter Jahmai Jones to the Boston Red Sox.
Tarik Skubal is the prize of the 2026 deadline — so much so that it’s easy to forget the Tigers have multiple quality starting pitchers to peddle if they do indeed end up selling off veteran pieces, as they’re expected to do now.
The 2026 season has been one of frustration for the Detroit Tigers. After entering the year with legitimate postseason expectations, injuries, inconsistent offense, and uncertainty surrounding the roster have left Detroit fighting to stay relevant in the American League playoff race.
Despite their disappointing start to the season, the Detroit Tigers can still sneak into the playoffs. However, A.J. Hinch's team might still need to part ways with Tarik Skubal.
The Tigers will be without one of their late-game relievers for the rest of the season. Righty Will Vest underwent surgery to address a stress fracture in his elbow this week, the team informed reporters (including Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic).
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The Detroit Tigers are preparing to sell at the 2026 MLB trade deadline. Despite a good run in June and parts of July, Detroit has seen the writing on the wall.
Few MLB players have had the “Tale of Two Seasons” energy that Troy Melton has had in 2026. The Detroit Tigers right-hander got a much later start to his season than most when an elbow injury postponed his 2026 debut.
The Detroit Tigers pulled Casey Mize from his scheduled start Friday against the Athletics, but the decision had nothing to do with injury. Instead, the club opted to protect the right-hander as trade speculation intensifies ahead of Monday's MLB trade deadline.
The Detroit Tigers are slowly fading in the standings (51-58), sitting 6 games out of the American League Central standings and 4.5 games back of the last Wild Card spot in the AL.
Kevin McGonigle has been the talk of the Detroit Tigers since he debuted earlier this season. He hit the ground running, providing an answer at the top of the lineup, and is currently the favorite for American League Rookie of the Year.
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