Since the beginning of this season, a dark cloud has been hovering over Detroit. That cloud featured the possibility that this was the final season that longtime ace Tarik Skubal would be playing in Motown. And as the Tigers' season began to drift away from their goal of making the postseason, the hypothetical of trading their homegrown superstar quickly turned into a certain reality.
Sure enough, the Tigers closed the book on the Skubal era on Saturday, trading their all-world ace to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Zyhir Hope and right-handers River Ryan and Brady Smith, sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports.
"I'm excited to be a Dodger," Skubal told reporters Saturday following the Tigers' 8-6 victory against the Athletics in West Sacramento. "I'm excited to get down there and meet all those guys, chase three championships in a row. It's hard to do, so I'm excited to be a part of that.
"But it's a lot of different emotions. Definitely a roller coaster."
Although a deal became expected over the past week, the gravity of this move for Detroit (and the rest of the league) is still settling in.
#tigers
Sure enough, the Tigers closed the book on the Skubal era on Saturday, trading their all-world ace to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Zyhir Hope and right-handers River Ryan and Brady Smith, sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports.
"I'm excited to be a Dodger," Skubal told reporters Saturday following the Tigers' 8-6 victory against the Athletics in West Sacramento. "I'm excited to get down there and meet all those guys, chase three championships in a row. It's hard to do, so I'm excited to be a part of that.
"But it's a lot of different emotions. Definitely a roller coaster."
Although a deal became expected over the past week, the gravity of this move for Detroit (and the rest of the league) is still settling in.
#tigers
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