Overview
- The Dodgers completed the trade late Saturday, sending prospects Zyhir Hope, River Ryan and Brady Smith to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for left‑hander Tarik Skubal.
- Los Angeles will pay roughly $9.8 million of Skubal’s remaining 2026 salary and expects a material increase in luxury‑tax charges because the club is already well above the top tax threshold.
- Skubal, a back‑to‑back AL Cy Young winner, missed about six weeks this season for a minimally invasive elbow procedure but returned in June and has continued to pitch at an elite level.
- The Dodgers plan to activate Skubal for immediate starts as they push for a third straight World Series, and he is scheduled to face Detroit when Los Angeles visits Comerica Park later this month.
- Detroit traded its in‑season ace rather than risk losing him in free agency and acquired Hope, a high‑performing Double‑A outfielder, plus two right‑hander prospects as controllable assets for the future.