Sources: Dodgers finalize deal to acquire Skubal
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers late Saturday night, sources told...
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- The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers late Saturday night, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
- The Dodgers -- in first place in the National League West and in search of a third straight World Series title -- landed the biggest prize in this summer's trade market in Skubal, a 29-year-old left-hander who will be a free agent in the offseason.
- As Detroit surprisingly tumbled in the postseason race in the American League, Skubal returned from midseason bone chip surgery in record time and hit 99.9 mph with his fastball.
- Skubal -- who relies on a 95 mph to 98 mph four-seam fastball, and owns one of the best changeups in the league -- will now have a chance to not only make a league championship series for the first time but a World Series as well, joining a team that was 69-41 headed into Saturday night's game against the Boston Red Sox.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers late Saturday night, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. The Dodgers -- in first place in the National League West and in search of a third straight World Series title -- landed the biggest prize in this summer's trade market in Skubal, a 29-year-old left-hander who will be a free agent in the offseason. As Detroit surprisingly tumbled in the postseason race in the American League, Skubal returned from midseason bone chip surgery in record time and hit 99.9 mph with his fastball. Skubal -- who relies on a 95 mph to 98 mph four-seam fastball, and owns one of the best changeups in the league -- will now have a chance to not only make a league championship series for the first time but a World Series as well, joining a team that was 69-41 headed into Saturday night's game against the Boston Red Sox. This season, he is 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts. For his career, Skubal, a two-time All-Star, is 61-42 across 150 starts and three relief appearances, all with Detroit.