Best pitchers traded at MLB trade deadline: Tarik Skubal joining C.C. Sabathia, Max Scherzer in company originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
There's arguably nothing more valuable to a team's World Series chances than a true No. 1 arm in the rotation — an ace who can shut down any opposing lineup. Because of the exclusivity of that group of pitchers, teams rarely choose to trade one midseason.
The best pitchers moved at the MLB trade deadline are typically mid-rotation arms who may have a good track record or even some All-Star nods but aren't quite top-five pitchers in the sport or future Hall of Famers. When the true best-of-the-best pitchers are traded, it has typically happened in the offseason.
But the Detroit Tigers' situation with Tarik Skubal turned out to be an exception to those trends. According to multiple reports, the Tigers are trading Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospects Zyhir Hope, River Ryan, Brady Smith.
Skubal is one of the best pitchers ever moved at the trade deadline. There have, however, been a few previous aces traded at the deadline who became elite weapons for their new teams.
#sporting
There's arguably nothing more valuable to a team's World Series chances than a true No. 1 arm in the rotation — an ace who can shut down any opposing lineup. Because of the exclusivity of that group of pitchers, teams rarely choose to trade one midseason.
The best pitchers moved at the MLB trade deadline are typically mid-rotation arms who may have a good track record or even some All-Star nods but aren't quite top-five pitchers in the sport or future Hall of Famers. When the true best-of-the-best pitchers are traded, it has typically happened in the offseason.
But the Detroit Tigers' situation with Tarik Skubal turned out to be an exception to those trends. According to multiple reports, the Tigers are trading Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospects Zyhir Hope, River Ryan, Brady Smith.
Skubal is one of the best pitchers ever moved at the trade deadline. There have, however, been a few previous aces traded at the deadline who became elite weapons for their new teams.
#sporting
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