Let’s get the important part out of the way: today, on July 30, 2024, the Detroit Tigers did not trade ace starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.
Thank you for coming; see you all next year!
Ok, there’s more, but the most important note from the trade deadline is that they did not trade Tarik Skubal at peak value, and so now the goal has to be to actually really try to win in 2025. Otherwise none of this makes any real sense.
The 2023 MLB trade deadline only saw one Detroit Tigers trade: starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee (fun fact: Lorenzen is now on his fourth team in two seasons, and Lee made the Futures game in the minor leagues!