Brewers Top 7-Team Race for Tarik Skubal as Tigers Fall to 51-58
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Updated · MLB.com · Jul 31
Brewers Top 7-Team Race for Tarik Skubal as Tigers Fall to 51-58
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Jul 31
Summary
Milwaukee ranked as the top fit for Tarik Skubal after Detroit’s 51-58 slide deepened his trade likelihood ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline.
Four losses in five games — including blowing a 7-0 lead to Baltimore — sharpened the case for the Tigers to move the pending free-agent ace despite an expected high asking price.
Tampa Bay and the Cubs followed the Brewers in the rankings, with the Rays boosted by an open AL field and the Cubs hurt by an injury-thinned rotation.
Atlanta and the Yankees landed in the middle, while the Phillies and two-time defending champion Dodgers were seen as less urgent bidders because of broader roster questions or lower need.
Seven clubs — the Dodgers, Yankees, Braves, Brewers, Rays, Cubs and Phillies — have been linked to Skubal, but only contenders convinced he can swing October are likely to pay up.