Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal throws against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/small><\/p>\n
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Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a><\/span>, giving the two-time defending champions even more talent on a loaded roster.<\/p>\n Right-hander Freddy Peralta is switching teams, too, as the Tampa Bay Rays beef up their rotation<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Major League Baseball\u2019s trade deadline is less than 24 hours away on Monday at 6 p.m. EDT and two of the biggest pitching prizes \u2014 Skubal and Peralta \u2014 are already off the board. But other enticing options still remain<\/a><\/span>, including San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller, San Francisco Giants second baseman Luis Arraez and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho.<\/p>\n In other recent moves, the surprising Chicago White Sox picked up right-hander Luis Castillo<\/a><\/span> in a deal with the Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Lane Thomas<\/a><\/span> from the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n Skubal is the latest star to join the high-priced roster for the Dodgers that already has big-name players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Mookie Betts. <\/p>\n If everyone is healthy, he could be part of a rotation with Ohtani, reigning World Series MVP Yamamoto, fellow two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow. The Dodgers led the majors with a 3.36 ERA from their starting pitchers going into Sunday\u2019s games and now add Skubal to the mix.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to be a Dodger,\u201d an emotional Skubal said on Saturday night. \u201cI\u2019m excited to get down there and meet all those guys and chase three championships in a row. That\u2019s hard to do, so I\u2019m so excited to a part of that. But it\u2019s a lot of different emotions. Definitely kind of a roller coaster a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tigers received three minor league prospects in right-handers River Ryan and Brady Smith and outfielder Zyhir Hope.<\/p>\n Skubal is 7-5 this season with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 96 2\/3 innings. He is 61-42 with a 3.04 ERA over seven seasons, all in Detroit. In two postseasons, Skubal is 2-1 with a 2.04 ERA in six starts. <\/p>\nDodgers land Skubal<\/h2>\n