Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on July 28 that ESPN insider Jeff Passan heard league executives say the Tigers 'want' to trade Tarik Skubal and that several teams are serious suitors.
- Passan singled out the Los Angeles Dodgers as the likely landing spot and named a possible package that would be headlined by right-hander Emmett Sheehan and outfielder Zyhir Hope, though that offer remains unconfirmed.
- Skubal has pitched well this season with a 2.70 ERA, 110 strikeouts and a 7-5 record but has thrown only about 90 innings, a workload factor teams must weigh when buying a short-term rental.
- The Athletic’s Jim Bowden provided updated trade valuations for other Tigers who could be moved, saying Casey Mize could fetch a top-100 prospect and that Gleyber Torres and Kenley Jansen would likely return mid-tier prospects.
- Detroit’s sub-.500 standing and gap to the wild card make selling a logical choice for the club and force contenders to decide whether to pay premium young talent for immediate rotation help.