Gausman to Phillies? Who lands Skubal? MLB trade deadline dominoes for the 10 biggest names on the market
Last year's deadline got some buzz when the Arizona Diamondbacks slumped at the end of July and decided to trade Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor and Merrill...
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- Last year's deadline got some buzz when the Arizona Diamondbacks slumped at the end of July and decided to trade Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor and Merrill Kelly, adding some decent names to an otherwise soft class of trade candidates -- and the Minnesota Twins' decision to trade almost half their roster also added to the excitement.
- Jeff Passan's final trade deadline preview is out, so let's use the intel he has to get into some trade dominos and see how the deadline might unfold for some of the biggest names, starting with a two-time Cy Young winner and one of baseball's best pitchers.
- Tigers trade Tarik Skubal to Atlanta Braves Skubal remains the fulcrum of the entire trade deadline, the clear difference-maker who can not only impact the race to reach the playoffs, but the postseason itself.
- Angels trade Reid Detmers to Dodgers OK, if the Dodgers don't get Skubal, what do they do?
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Last year's deadline got some buzz when the Arizona Diamondbacks slumped at the end of July and decided to trade Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor and Merrill Kelly, adding some decent names to an otherwise soft class of trade candidates -- and the Minnesota Twins' decision to trade almost half their roster also added to the excitement. Jeff Passan's final trade deadline preview is out, so let's use the intel he has to get into some trade dominos and see how the deadline might unfold for some of the biggest names, starting with a two-time Cy Young winner and one of baseball's best pitchers. Tigers trade Tarik Skubal to Atlanta Braves Skubal remains the fulcrum of the entire trade deadline, the clear difference-maker who can not only impact the race to reach the playoffs, but the postseason itself. Angels trade Reid Detmers to Dodgers OK, if the Dodgers don't get Skubal, what do they do? Detmers won't be easy to pry away from the Angels since he's under team control for two more years, and the Dodgers and Angels haven't made a significant trade since Andrew Heaney was traded for Howie Kendrick in 2014, but the Dodgers have the prospects the Angels need. Mets trade Freddy Peralta to...