“Everything has a price.”
That’s the phrase that one source told Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci in regards to the Detroit Tigers potentially trading ace Tarik Skubal.
Skubal, a leading candidate for the American League Cy Young award this season, is not expected to be moved at the deadline. However, Verducci reports the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles are “interested in putting together packages loaded with top prospects” to try to sway Detroit to move him.
Skubal, if moved, would be the best pitcher traded this deadline. The 27-year-old first-time All-Star is in the midst of his best season as a pro, sporting a 10-3 record with a Major League-best 2.