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Dodgers deliver blockbuster, set to acquire Skubal from Tigers (source)
LOS ANGELES — The price tag was high. But for the back-to-back champion Dodgers, no cost is too steep with a three-peat bid in play.
The Dodgers are in agreement on a deal to acquire two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers in a blockbuster ahead of Monday's Trade Deadline, sources told MLB.com on Saturday night. The teams have yet to confirm the deal.
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In return for Skubal, who will be a free agent after this season, the Dodgers are sending a trio of prospects to Detroit. Two of them are ranked on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list: outfielder Zyhir Hope (No. 25) and right-hander River Ryan (No. 68). Right-hander Brady Smith, who was L.A.'s No. 17 prospect before the trade, rounds out the package.
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Who did Tigers get for Tarik Skubal? A look at the three prospects
The Tigers will get three of the Los Angeles Dodgers' top 20 prospects in a blockbuster deal that went down late Saturday night, ahead of Monday's much-anticipated trade deadline, The News' Chris McCosky confirmed.
The prospects come from one of the most highly regarded farm systems in the game.
▶ His story: He's having an absolutely monster season for the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate in Tulsa, Okla., with 23 home runs and 87 RBIs. He's slashing .293/.369/.530 for an OPS of .899. Hope has struck out 106 times and walked 45 times. He also has stolen 18 bases. Hope, who bats left-handed and is "built like a running back" at 5-foot-10 and 193 pounds, according to an MLB.com scouting report, was ranked the No. 63 prospect in the game, according to Baseball America, before the 2026 season. The Dodgers acquired him in a trade with the Cubs in January 2024. He's ranked No. 5 in the Dodgers' system, according to MLB Pipeline.
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