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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Dodgers insider Doug McKain provided an update on L.A.\u2019s pursuit of back-to-back AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.<\/p>\n
Skubal, 29, is entering his final year of team control with the Detroit Tigers, and his name has been floating around the rumor mill all season. The Dodgers are a clear suitor, as they\u2019ve proven they\u2019re willing to go after the top players to remain in contention for the World Series.<\/p>\n
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More news: Dodgers\u2019 Dave Roberts Says He Should Manage Team USA at 2028 LA Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n They aren\u2019t the only team in the mix for the ace, though.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as Tarik Skubal goes, the Yankees have been a team that have been inquiring and trying to get [him],\u201d McKain said on\u00a0Dodgers Dougout Live<\/a>. \u201cMy understanding from the Yankees and the Mets is [the asking price] was too high for them. The Yankees haven\u2019t added anyone yet. The Yankees don\u2019t want to give up their top prospects and they don\u2019t want to give up too much on their end.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom my understanding, the Yankees, the Mets and one other team I\u2019ve checked in on, they don\u2019t see how it\u2019s going to happen based on what they gauge is the asking price. I think this is great news for the Dodgers. If there was another team out there that was as all-in for the World Series as the Dodgers are, I think we would\u2019ve seen him get traded this offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal celebrates striking out Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in the sixth inning of ALDS Game 5 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.<\/p>\n With the Mets and Yankees shying away from the southpaw, the Dodgers are in the driver\u2019s seat. L.A. has plenty of pieces they could move for a superstar like Skubal, the question is whether or not they would part with them.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n More news: Dodgers Fan Favorite Set to Coach in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game<\/a><\/p>\n L.A. has plenty of starting pitching depth, and they\u2019ve only gotten stronger after winning the World Series last season. If Skubal goes to free agency, which he very well still could, the Dodgers would still be the favorites to swoop him up and would avoid losing any prospects in the process.<\/p>\n Regardless of the situation, the Dodgers are certain to monitor the situation closely and make a move if they feel it\u2019s the right decision for the franchise.<\/p>\n The post Dodgers Insider Gives Update on Potential Blockbuster Tarik Skubal Trade<\/a> appeared first on LA Sports Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal Los Angeles Dodgers insider Doug McKain provided an update on L.A.\u2019s pursuit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2386],"tags":[5,3297,147,53,2583,57,620,4,619,382,812,594,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-545160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-tigers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cal-raleigh","10":"tag-detroit","11":"tag-detroit-tigers","12":"tag-detroittigers","13":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","14":"tag-mariners","15":"tag-mlb","16":"tag-seattle","17":"tag-tarik-skubal","18":"tag-the-mets","19":"tag-tigers","20":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115981844265665768","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Tigers](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7a1b5cd1a1ac4d67142b72da26f5c141.jpeg\"\/)
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